Which books belong in the Bible? What about the so-called missing books? How did the Bible come to have sixty-six books? These are the kinds of questions covered in the next few chapters. This subject is called canonicity. It is the second great link in the chain from God to us. Inspiration is the means by which the Bible received its authority; canonization is the process by which the Bible received its acceptance. It is one thing for prophets to receive a message