Number Of Books in the Old Testament

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How many books are there in the Old Testament?

39

In Christianity, the Old Testament is the collection of books that form the first of the two-part Christian Biblical canon. The Old Testament in the Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Greek Orthodox Bibles have 39 books in common.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Testament

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  1. Vasileios Spanos

    February 28, 2010 11:26 pm

    the wiki address that you mention in this article , cleary wright that the orthodox churches use 51 books..
    So please correct your article .( you wright that Greek orthodox accept 39)

    39In Christianity, the Old Testament is the collection of books that form the first of the two-part Christian Biblical canon. The Old Testament in the Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Greek Orthodox Bibles have 39 books in common.

    Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Testament

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