A Way To Memorize the Structure of Our English Bible

Start everyone clapping and then have them repeat this after you:

5 - 12 - 5 - 5 - 12, 4 - 1 - 21 -1

The rhythm sounds like this:

5 | (rest) | 12 | (rest) | 5 | 5 | 12

and

4 | (rest) | 1 | (rest) | 21 | 1

Here's the structure of those numbers explained:

5 - 12 - 5 - 5 - 12

Old Testament

Pentateuch	History	Poetry	Major Prophets	Minor Prophets
5 Books	12 Books	5 Books	5 Books	12 Books

 * All of the Prophets (Major & Minor) fit chronologically into the History section.

4 - 1 - 21 - 1

New Testament

Gospels	History	Epistles	Prophecy
4 Books	1 Book	21 Books	1 Book

* These books are about:
Orthodoxy: What you believe
Orthopraxy: How you live out what you believe.

Old Testament (39 Books)

New Testament (27 Books)

Genesis (50 Chapters) Exodus (40 Chapters) Leviticus (27 Chapters) Numbers (36 Chapters) Deuteronomy (34 Chapters) Joshua (24 Chapters) Judges (21 Chapters) Ruth (4 Chapters) 1 Samuel (31 Chapters) 2 Samuel (24 Chapters) 1 Kings (22 Chapters) 2 Kings (25 Chapters) 1 Chronicles (29 Chapters) 2 Chronicles (36 Chapters) Ezra (10 Chapters) (a) Nehemiah (13 Chapters) Esther (10 Chapters) Job (42 Chapters) Psalms (150 Chapters) Proverbs (31 Chapters) Ecclesiastes (12 Chapters) The Song of Solomon (8 Chapters) Isaiah (66 Chapters) Jeremiah (52 Chapters) Lamentations (5 Chapters) Ezekiel (48 Chapters) Daniel (12 Chapters) (d) Hosea (14 Chapters) Joel (3 Chapters) Amos (9 Chapters) Obadiah (1 Chapter) Jonah (4 Chapters) Micah (7 Chapters) Nahum (3 Chapters) Habakkuk (3 Chapters) Zephaniah (3 Chapters) Haggai (2 Chapters) Zechariah (14 Chapters) Malachi (4 Chapters)

Matthew (28 Chapters) Mark (16 Chapters) Luke (24 Chapters) John (21 Chapters) Acts (28 Chapters) Romans (16 Chapters) 1 Corinthians (16 Chapters) 2 Corinthians (13 Chapters) Galatians (6 Chapters) Ephesians (6 Chapters) Philippians (4 Chapters) Colossians (4 Chapters) 1 Thessalonians (5 Chapters) 2 Thessalonians (3 Chapters) 1 Timothy (6 Chapters) 2 Timothy (4 Chapters) Titus (3 Chapters) Philemon (1 Chapter) Hebrews (13 Chapters) James (5 Chapters) 1 Peter (5 Chapters) 2 Peter (3 Chapters) 1 John (5 Chapters) 2 John (1 Chapter) 3 John (1 Chapter) Jude (1 Chapter) Revelation (22 Chapters)