Job: 42 chapters

Reading Job in a year

The long middle is a debate in verse and is slower than it looks. The friends' speeches are meant to accumulate.

In a one-year plan, Job occupies days 115 to 128 — 14 days out of 365, or 3.5% of the Bible's 1189 chapters. That is a long stretch on one book, and it is worth knowing before you start rather than discovering it on day three.

The exact days

• Day 115 — Job 1–3
• Day 116 — Job 4–6
• Day 117 — Job 7–9
• Day 118 — Job 10–12
• Day 119 — Job 13–15
• Day 120 — Job 16–18
• Day 121 — Job 19–21
• Day 122 — Job 22–24
• Day 123 — Job 25–27
• Day 124 — Job 28–30
• Day 125 — Job 31–33
• Day 126 — Job 34–36
• Day 127 — Job 37–39
• Day 128 — Job 40–42

Questions

How many chapters are in Job?

Job has 42 chapters, which is 3.5% of the Bible's 1189 chapters.

How long does it take to read Job?

In a one-year plan of three to four chapters a day, Job takes 14 days — days 115 to 128.

What is the book of Job about?

A righteous man loses everything and argues with his friends — and eventually with God — about why. Mostly poetry, framed by a prose prologue and epilogue.

Is Job in the Old or New Testament?

Job is in the Old Testament, classified as Poetry & Wisdom. It is book 18 of 66 in canonical order.