The Books of the Bible 2010<br> New International Version<br> "The Books of the Bible New Testament" 2011<br> "The Books of the Bible Covenant History" (Genesis-Kings) 2012<br> "The Books of the Bible" 2012 "The Books of the Bible" has become the centerpiece of Biblica's program of Community Bible Experiences, in which churches or similar groups read through a quarter of the Bible together in six to eight weeks. InterVarsity Press is developing a series of study guides, entitled "Understanding the Books of the Bible", that do not use chapters and verses and are instead keyed to the natural literary format of "The Books of the Bible".
Development of the Hebrew Bible canon member of the Pharisaic party and, although he might not have liked to think so, his was not the universally accepted Jewish Bible—other Jewish communities included more than twenty-two books." The first reference to a 24-book Jewish canon is found in 2 Esdras, which was probably written in 90–96 CE (after the destruction of the Second Temple) or the second half of the third century. The Pharisees also debated the status of canonical books. In the 2nd century CE, Rabbi Akiva declared that those who read non canonical books would not share in the afterlife (Sanhedrin 11:1, Talmud 90a). But,