The 27 books of Scripture that appear after the Old Testament are called what?

• A. Old Testament
• B. The Bible
• C. The Apocrypha
• D. New Testament

Answer: (D)

The 27 books after the Old Testament are called the New Testament. This part of Christian Scripture focuses on Jesus’ life and teachings, the beginning of the Christian church, and early Christian writings. It includes the four Gospels about Jesus, the Acts of the Apostles, many letters (epistles) to Christian communities, and a prophetic book at the end. It’s separate from the Old Testament, which covers the history and prophecies leading up to Jesus, and from the idea of “The Bible” as a whole, which can mean either the full collection of both testaments (and sometimes additional writings). The Apocrypha, in traditions that include it, refers to other books some traditions place between the testaments or within the Old Testament, not the 27 books of the New Testament.