Catechism › PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH › CHAPTER TWO GOD COMES TO MEET MAN › Article 3 SACRED SCRIPTURE › ¶ 138 ¶ 138 In Brief The Church accepts and venerates as inspired the 46 books of the Old Testament and the 27 books of the New. Linked Concepts Church Testament ← ¶ 137 Browse ¶ 139 →