When it comes to reading the Bible, it can be challenging to know where or even how to start. While many may think that the best way to read the Bible is from cover to cover, and while this does work for some, it proves to be impractical for many and is certainly incongruent with how the Bible has been shared before the printing press allowed for easy access to bound copies of the Holy Scripture.

Plus, as a Christian woman, even once you have already read the entire Bible, you are still required to read it every day to keep the Word and Way of the Lord fresh with you as you go out into an ever-increasing, secular, materialist (and increasingly humanist) society.

Yet, when you are called to read the Bible every day, to raise your children, to submit to your husband, to upkeep a household, to have a career, to keep your body healthy, to observe the Sabbath, and everything else that you are required to do to upkeep your life, sometimes, you have to make a Bible-reading plan so that you may accomplish the most important part of your day: staying close to God.

While making a plan to read the Bible may be as complex as you like for it to be, it may also be as simple as you like for it to be.

A Bible-reading plan doesn’t have to be made weeks or months in advance. Actually, if you do this, you are more likely to idolize your plan and sense of accomplishment instead of coming to know the Lord through daily nourishment of His word.

Instead of making an elaborate plan months or weeks in advance, a Bible-reading plan may be done each day by simply considering the amount of time that you have on a particular day to devote to reading the Bible without interruption and with the fullest attention that you can bring at the time.

Now, if you are interested in reading 5 Easy Ways that Any Christian Woman may Incorporate Reading the Bible into Her Busy Day, then this post is for you.

However, this post now is here to help you plan and decide the Book(s) of the Holy Bible you are going to read on any given day.

This post helps you to make a Bible-reading plan by sharing how the Protestant version of the Holy Bible is organized, listing each of the books of each section of the Protestant version of the Holy Bible, and, finally, by sharing with you the number of chapters in each book.

With this information, you will be able to approximate what you have time to commit to reading on any given day.

Now, only you know how fast you read and how deeply you are able to give your attention to that which you read, so this post is only able to help you in so far as you are willing to help yourself, but if you are serious about reading the Bible every day, then this post may function as a guide helping you to determine which Book(s) of the Protestant Holy Bible to read given the other responsibilities you have for the day.

May God bless you, and may Peace be with you. <3

The Protestant Holy Bible

What is the Protestant Holy Bible & How Many Books are in the Protestant Holy Bible?

Put succinctly, the Protestant Holy Bible is a Christian Bible (i.e., containing both the Old Testament & the New Testament) that was produced by Protestant Christians.

In general, Protestant Holy Bibles contain an Old Testament comprised of 39 books and a New Testament comprised of 27 books. Thus, generally speaking, the entire Protestant Holy Bible is 66 books in total.

However, some Protestant Holy Bibles do contain the Apocrypha within them, which brings the total number of books to 80, but these Apocryphal books are not considered canonical due to being of questionable origin. Thus, many Protestant Holy Bibles do not include such books. Likewise, this post excludes them.

The Books of the Protestant Holy Bible

The Protestant Old Testament

What is the Pentateuch?

The Pentateuch (known as the Torah by Jews and the Five Books of Moses by Christians) includes the first five books of the Holy Bible, and this includes the same five books of the Hebrew Bible and of the Catholic Bible.

The Rabbinic tradition understands these first five books of the Holy Bible to have been given by God through the prophet Moses. Some of these teachings were given at Mount Sinai while others were given at the Tabernacle. Nonetheless, it is Moses who wrote them down and, thus, Moses who is responsible for us having them today.

A List of the Books of the Protestant Pentateuch

1. Genesis (50 chapters) —

~ 3 hour read for a fast reader

2. Exodus (40 chapters)

3. Leviticus (27 chapters)

4. Numbers (36 chapters)

5. Deuteronomy (34 chapters)

A List of Books of the Prophets of the Protestant Old Testament

6. Joshua (24 chapters)

7. Judges (21 chapters)

8. Ruth (4 chapters)

9. The First Book of Samuel (31 chapters)

10. The Second Book of Samuel (24 chapters)

11. The First Book of Kings (21 chapters)

12. The Second Book of Kings (25 chapters)

13. The First Book of Chronicles (29 chapters)

14. The Second Book of Chronicles (36 chapters)

15. The Book of Ezra (10 chapters)

16. The Book of Nehemiah (13 chapters)

17. The Book of Esther (10 chapters)

18. The Book of Job (42 chapters)

A List of Books of the Poetic Books or Books of Wisdom (i.e., Wisdom Books) of the Protestant Old Testament

19. The Book of Job (42 chapters)

20. The book of Pslam (150 Psalms)

21. The Book of Proverbs (31 chapters)

22. The Book of Ecclesiastes (8 chapters)

23. The Song of Solomon (8 chapters)

A List of the Books of the Major Prophets of the Protestant Old Testament

24. The Book of the Prophet Isaiah (66 chapters)

25. The Book of the Prophet Jeremiah (52 chapters)

26. The Lamentations of Jeremiah (5 chapters)

27. The Book of the Prophet Ezekiel (48 chapters)

28. The Book of the Prophet Daniel (12 chapters)

A List of Books of the Books of the Minor Prophets of the Protestant Old Testament

29. The Book of Hosea (14 chapters)

30. The Book of Joel (3 chapters)

31. The Book of Amos (9 chapters)

32. The Book of Obadiah (1 chapter)

33. The Book of Jonah (4 chapters)

34. The Book of Micah (7 chapters)

35. The Book of Nahum (3 chapters)

36. The Book of Habakkuk (3 chapters)

37. The Book of Haggai (2 chapters)

38. The Book of Zechariah (14 chapters)

39. The Book of Malachi (4 chapters)

The Protestant New Testament

The New Testament is the testament of Jesus Christ, and it is the New Testament that is unique to the Christian faith.

A List of the Books of the Four Canonical Gospels (i.e., Four Evangelists) of the Protestant New Testament

40. The Gospel according to Matthew (28 chapters)

41. The gospel according to Mark (16 chapters)

42. The gospel according to Luke (24 chapters)

43. The gospel according to John (21 chapters)

The Acts of the Apostles of the Protestant New Testament

44. The Acts of the Apostles (28 chapters)

A List of the Books of the 13 Pauline Epistles of the Protestant New Testament

45. The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans (16 chapters)

46. The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians (16 chapters)

47. The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians (13 chapters)

48. The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians (6 chapters)

49. The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians (6 chapters)

50. The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians (4 chapters)

51. The epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians (4 chapters)

52. The first epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians (5 chapters)

53. The second epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians (3 chapters)

54. The first epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy (6 chapters)

55. The second epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy (4 chapters)

56. The epistle of Paul to Titus (3 chapters)

57. The epistle of Paul to Philemon (1 chapter)

58. The epistle to the Hebrews (13 chapters)

A List of the Books of the 7 General Epistles of the Protestant New Testament

59. The General Epistle of James (5 chapters)

60. The First Epistle General of Peter (5 chapters)

61. The Second Epistle General of Peter (3 chapters)

62. The First Epistle General of John (5 chapters)

63. The Second Epistle of John (1 chapter)

64. The Third Epistle of John (1 chapter)

65. The General Epistle of Jude (1 chapter)

The Book of Revelation of the Protestant New Testament

66. The Book of Revelation of Jesus Christ (22 chapters)

Read the Bible

Reading the Bible is the easiest part of being a Christian, yet too many Christian women and children of God let the nourishment that it provides fall away from them in the name of keeping up with life, but, as Jesus said,

“… it is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”

-Jesus Christ : Matthew 4:4 (KJV)

While we certainly can never be Jesus, we can follow him.

I hope that this post helps you determine what books of the Protestant Holy Bible you are reading today, this week, and for as long as you need help in planning what Book(s) of the Holy Bible you are reading on any given day.

Now, get back to Scripture

With (tough) Love,

Hannah

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