Book 59 of 66 · New Testament · Letters & Revelation
James
James is the 59th book of the Bible and the 20th of the 27 books of the New Testament. It belongs to the Letters & Revelation section (General Letters) and has 5 chapters.
- Book number
- 59 of 66
- Testament
- New Testament (20 of 27)
- Section
- Letters & Revelation
- Group
- General Letters
- Chapters
- 5
- Abbreviation
- Jas
- Comes after
- Hebrews
- Comes before
- 1 Peter
About James
James is a practical letter on living out faith: controlling the tongue, caring for the poor, resisting favouritism. Faith without works, it says, is dead.
Where is James in the Bible?
Open a Bible towards the back: James is book 59 of 66, right after Hebrews and just before 1 Peter. In the New Testament it is number 20 of 27, in the Letters & Revelation section (the General Letters, then Revelation).
Practise James
- Find James in Book Hunt — tap it on a shelf of all 66 spines before the timer runs out.
- What number is James? Book Number Blitz — drill book numbers 1 to 66 against the clock.
- Is James canon? Canon or Not — tell the real 66 from apocryphal and invented titles.
- Old or New? Testament Toss-Up — sort each book into its testament as fast as you can.
- Shelve Letters & Revelation in Order the Books — learn James's neighbours by placing the whole section in order.
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