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Old Testament or New?
A name appears. You tap Old or New. That’s the whole game, and it’s harder than it sounds around Habakkuk and Philemon. Twenty cards a round, with the ones you missed listed at the end.
Liked that? It’s one of ten games in Scrollway.
We make Scrollway, a Bible trivia and quiz game for iPhone. “Old or New?” is in there as a swipe game, alongside Book Order, Name the Hero, Verse Builder, Earlier or Later and five more.
- Five-minute quiz lessons that work through the whole Bible.
- A new Hidden Name puzzle and Daily Challenge every day.
- Fully offline, with big, easy-to-read text.
- No account, no ads, no tracking. Free to start; Premium is optional.
The full lists
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi.
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 and 2 Peter, 1, 2 and 3 John, Jude, Revelation.
This is the 66-book Protestant canon. Catholic and Orthodox Bibles include additional Old Testament books.
The ones people miss
- The short prophets. Obadiah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah and Haggai are all Old Testament. If it sounds like a prophet and you’ve never read it, guess Old.
- The short letters. Titus, Philemon and Jude are New Testament. Letters to a person or a church are almost always New.
- Hebrews and James sound Old and are New.
- John the Baptist appears in the Gospels, so he’s New Testament, though he is often described as the last of the prophets in the old pattern.
Want the order as well as the half? Try the books of the Bible in order quiz.
Questions people ask
How many books are in the Old and New Testaments?
In the Protestant canon the Old Testament has 39 books and the New Testament has 27, making 66. Catholic and Orthodox Bibles include additional Old Testament books.
Is this quiz suitable for kids or Sunday school?
Yes. The Books deck works from about age eight. For a class, put it on a screen and have the room call out Old or New together, or play in two teams taking alternate cards.
Why is John the Baptist counted as New Testament?
Because his story is told in the four Gospels, which are New Testament books. The quiz sorts each person by where their main story is told.
Does it save my score?
Your best streak is kept in this browser only. Nothing is sent anywhere.
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