Number of books in the bible

I know that there are disputes about the numbers, but years ago a priest told me something like:-

39 books in the Old Testament
3 x 9 = 27 Books in the New Testament
2 x 7 = 14 Books in the Apocrypha.

But what are the intial words and numbers that introduce 39?
01:49 Tue 22nd May 2012
 
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But what are the intial words and numbers that introduce 39?
Number of letters.

Old = 3
Testament = 9
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Sounds very probable. TKS.

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