<Ul> <Li> There are 929 chapters in the Old Testament . <Ul> <Li> 187 chapters in the Pentateuch </Li> <Li> 249 chapters in the Historical books </Li> <Li> 243 chapters in the Poetic books ( `` Wisdom '' ) </Li> <Li> 183 chapters in the Major prophets </Li> <Li> 67 chapters in the Minor prophets </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> There are 260 chapters in the New Testament . <Ul> <Li> 89 chapters in the Gospels </Li> <Li> 28 chapters in Acts </Li> <Li> 87 chapters in the Pauline Epistles ( excluding Hebrews ) </Li> <Li> 34 chapters in the General Epistles ( including Hebrews ) </Li> <Li> 22 chapters in Revelation </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> This gives a total of 1,189 chapters ( on average , 18 per book ) . </Li> <Li> Psalm 117 , the shortest chapter , is also the middle chapter of the Bible , being the 595th Chapter . </Li> <Li> Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter of the Bible . </Li> <Li> Psalm 119 is the longest chapter of the Bible . </Li> <Li> Five books are a single chapter : Obadiah , Philemon , 2 & 3 John , Jude . In many printed editions , the chapter number is omitted for these books , and references just use the verse numbers . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> There are 929 chapters in the Old Testament . <Ul> <Li> 187 chapters in the Pentateuch </Li> <Li> 249 chapters in the Historical books </Li> <Li> 243 chapters in the Poetic books ( `` Wisdom '' ) </Li> <Li> 183 chapters in the Major prophets </Li> <Li> 67 chapters in the Minor prophets </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> There are 260 chapters in the New Testament . <Ul> <Li> 89 chapters in the Gospels </Li> <Li> 28 chapters in Acts </Li> <Li> 87 chapters in the Pauline Epistles ( excluding Hebrews ) </Li> <Li> 34 chapters in the General Epistles ( including Hebrews ) </Li> <Li> 22 chapters in Revelation </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> This gives a total of 1,189 chapters ( on average , 18 per book ) . </Li> <Li> Psalm 117 , the shortest chapter , is also the middle chapter of the Bible , being the 595th Chapter . </Li> <Li> Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter of the Bible . </Li> <Li> Psalm 119 is the longest chapter of the Bible . </Li> <Li> Five books are a single chapter : Obadiah , Philemon , 2 & 3 John , Jude . In many printed editions , the chapter number is omitted for these books , and references just use the verse numbers . </Li> </Ul>
how many chapters in the books of the bible
how many chapters in the books of the bible
1,189 chapters ( on average , 18 per book )
1,189 chapters ( on average , 18 per book )