The Old Testament portion of the Protestant King James Bible contains how many books?

The Old Testament portion of the Protestant King James Bible contains how many books?

• A. 46
• B. 66
• C. 39
• D. 27

Answer: (C)

The main idea is how Protestant canons count the books. In Protestant tradition, including the King James Bible, the Old Testament has 39 books. Other Christian traditions, like Catholic or Orthodox, include additional books (the Deuterocanonicals), which makes their Old Testament count higher. In many KJV editions there’s a separate Apocrypha section, but those books aren’t counted as part of the Old Testament in Protestant canons. So the full Protestant Bible totals 39 (Old Testament) plus 27 (New Testament) = 66 books.

The main idea is how Protestant canons count the books. In Protestant tradition, including the King James Bible, the Old Testament has 39 books. Other Christian traditions, like Catholic or Orthodox, include additional books (the Deuterocanonicals), which makes their Old Testament count higher. In many KJV editions there’s a separate Apocrypha section, but those books aren’t counted as part of the Old Testament in Protestant canons. So the full Protestant Bible totals 39 (Old Testament) plus 27 (New Testament) = 66 books.