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Chapter and verse divisions
1. Chapter and verse divisions
Chapter divisions were added (and chapters numbered) in the Middle Ages in the 13th century. Later, in 1551, in the Middle Ages, verse divisions were added (and verses numbered).
It is best to always check surrounding verses and, when appropriate, verses in the previous or next chapter, to see if those verses have important meaning for the context.
2. Bible books and chapters and verses
The common
KJV (King James Version) Bible has
66 books,
40 in the
OT (Old Testament) and
26 in the
NT (New Testament).
In the 13th century, the books were divided into chapters. With small variations, there are
1,189 chapters in the Bible,
929 in the
OT and
260 in the
NT.
In the 16th century, the chapters were divided into verses. There are about
31,000 verses in the Bible,
23,000 in the
OT and
8,000 in the
NT.
3. Greek
There are some Greek manuscripts that appear to have some divisions, say into paragraphs, etc. This was not formalized until the Middle Ages.
4. Interesting chapter divisions
5. Selective evidence fallacy: Cherry picking
In Biblical issues, the primary way for someone to deceive is to "
cherry-pick" verses out of context and piece them together to support the desired point of view - which is often not the view of God as expressed by scripture.
Be aware of verses skipped, verses "
cherry-picked" from various contexts that may be out of context, etc. When Satan tempts Jesus, Satan uses scripture out of context. Jesus answers and refutes Satan with scripture in context.
The use of "
cherry-picked" is sometimes called "
suppressed evidence" or "
incomplete evidence". Whatever it is called, it encourages what is called "
confirmation bias" and, as a result, a "
faulty generalization" or "
hasty generalization".
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