Some people ask to receive a list of the books of the Bible in their original inspired order. The King James Version contains 66 books, 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament. Originally, the number of books in the Bible was 49. There were 22 books in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament.
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OLD TESTAMENT
I. THE LAW
1. Genesis
2. Exodus
3. Leviticus
4. Numbers
5. Deuteronomy
II. THE PROPHETS
6. Joshua-Judges
7. Book of Kingdoms (Samuel, Kings)
8. Isaiah
9. Jeremiah
10. Ezekiel
11. The Twelve
a) Hosea
b) Joel
c) Amos
d) Obadiah
e) Jonah
f) Micah
g) Nahum
h) Habakkuk
i) Zephaniah
j) Haggai
k) Zechariah
l) Malachi
III. THE WRITINGS
12. Psalms
13. Proverbs
14. Job
15. Song of Solomon
16. Ruth
17. Lamentations
18. Ecclesiastes
19. Esther
20. Daniel
21. Ezra-Nehemiah
22. Chronicles
NEW TESTAMENT
I. THE GOSPELS AND THE ACTS
1. Matthew
2. Mark
3. Luke
4. John
5. Acts
GENERAL EPISTLES
6. James
7. I Peter
8. II Peter
9. I John
10. II John
11. III John
12. Jude
III. EPISTLES OF PAUL
13. Romans
14. I Corinthians
15. II Corinthians
16. Galatians
17. Ephesians
18. Philippians
19. Colossians
20. I Thessalonians
21. II Thessalonians
22. Hebrews
23. I Timothy
24. II Timothy
25. Titus
26. Philemon
IV. APOCALYPSE
27. Revelation
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