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When you think of the most popular book in the world, you’d probably consider bestselling
novels or historic text.
However, you may be surprised that the Bible is the rightful holder of that title.
As the biggest religion in the world, it kind of makes sense that Christianity’s holy
text beat out Don Quixote and J.R.R. Tolkien.
Simply put, the Holy Bible contains the history, revelations, and prophecies of Christianity
over 1,000 years.
Even if you have different beliefs, there are still interesting things to know about
the Bible.
Watch on to find out.
The Bible is over 3000 years old.
According to records, the Old Testament was written as early as 1200 B.C., while the apostles
and missionaries wrote the New Testament in the first century AD.
Different versions of the Bible have different numbers of books.
The Protestant Bible has 66 books, while the Roman Catholic Bible has 73 books.
Meanwhile, the Eastern Orthodox Bible has 78.
The standard Protestant Bible has 39 books for the Old Testament and 27 books for the
New Testament.
The average Bible has 1,200 pages.
These pages cover 1,189 chapters and 31,102 verses for a total of 780,000 words.
Around 40 authors co-wrote the Bible.
For all its pages, over 40 known authors contributed to the Bible.
These authors came from all walks of life, from kings, peasants, philosophers, poets,
and statesmen.
The Bible is the most translated book of all time.
Originally written in Hebrew, the Bible has since been translated to over 690 languages.
Generally speaking, the Old and New Testament follow 2 main themes.
The Old Testament took over 1,000 years to complete.
Meanwhile, it took 50-75 years to complete the New Testament.
Generally, the Old Testament holds the sacred scriptures of Jewish faith, while the New
Testament fulfills the prophecies of the Old Testament.
The Bible is grouped into five classifications.
Much like how novels have specific genres, the same can be said for the books of the
Bible.
Scholars divide the Bible into 5 main categories, which are: Historical Books, Poetical Books,
Prophetic Books, Epistles or letters, and the Gospels.
The Bible has 17 historical books.
The Bible’s historical books cover the events of the Old Testament, from the rise and fall
of kingdoms to the division of lands and people.
The Bible has 5 poetical books.
Often dubbed as humanity’s reach towards God, these books explore man’s complex relationship
with God through suffering, love, and wisdom.
These books also provide an understanding of God’s nature.
The Bible has 17 prophetic books.
Written by all the minor prophets, the Bible’s 17 prophetic books cover each prophet’s
ministries and revelations from God.
The Bible has 4 Gospels.
The word Gospel literally translates to ‘good news.’
In Christianity, the “Good News” refers to Jesus’ birth, death, sacrifice, and resurrection
as part of saving His beloved people.
The Bible has 21 Epistles.
The Bible’s Epistles cover letters or messages addressed to certain people.
It’s widely believed that the apostle Paul wrote a majority of these books, although
some dispute it.
A "wicked" Bible once promoted adultery.
Because of a typographical error, a “wicked bible” once stated “thou shalt commit
adultery,” instead of “thou shalt not commit adultery.”
Published in 1631, this Bible is also known as the “adulterous Bible” or the “sinners’
Bible.”
Collectors kept the copies of the "wicked Bible".
The wicked bible surfaced online for the first time in 2008.
To this day, the book’s current value rose to $100,000.
Bulk copies of the wicked Bible were quickly discarded and destroyed, and only several
copies remain today.
The smallest Bible in the world is smaller than the tip of a pen.
At only 20 nanometers big, the Nano Bible easily fits on the tip of a ballpoint pen.
Louis Waynai created the biggest Bible.
In contrast to the Nano Bible, the world’s biggest Bible weighs 1,094 pounds or 496 kilograms.
Louis Waynai created the Bible in the year 1930, devoting over 8,000 hours to replicate
the King James Version.
At its completion, Louis Waynai’s Bible stands 43.5 inches tall and spans 98 inches
when laid open.
The Bible shows historical accuracy.
While authors and disciples were writing the New Testament, many historians wrote about
the same events the way it was written in the Bible.
For instance, Flavius Josephus, Tacitus, and many other historians corroborate the historical
accuracy of the New Testament in their works.
The Bible has over 6,000 prophecies.
There are more than 3,000 prophecy verses in the Bible that already came true in some way.
Around 3,000 more prophecies are yet to come full circle.
China leads the world in Bible production.
Although Christianity is far from the dominant religion in China, the Amity Printing Company
in Nanjing, China, produces the most Bibles in the world.
With over 600 employees, the company has printed Bibles since 1985.
The first Bibles did not have verses.
The first Bibles were especially hard to memorize because they weren’t organized into verses.
With the oldest Bible dating back to 300 CE, the first Bible printed in verses didn’t
come along until the Geneva Bible of the mid-1500s.
John Wycliffe first attempted to translate the Bible to English.
English philosopher John Wycliffe wrote the first translation of the whole Bible from
Latin Vulgate into the English alphabet.
However, the Catholic Church misinterpreted his work and burned his corpse as punishment
for his translation after he died.
William Tyndale was the first man to print the Bible in English.
Since the Catholic Church strictly believed that translating the Bible
could lead to misinterpretations, William Tyndale’s corpse was also burned
for publishing the first English version of the New Testament in 1535.
The term "Bible" comes from the Greek word "Ta Biblia."
The Greek word “Ta Biblia” translates to “the books” or “the scrolls.”
The word derives from the old city of Byblos in Lebanon, since it was the official supplier
of paper to the ancient world.
“Mahershalalhashbaz" is the longest word in the Bible.
Found in Isaiah 8:3, “Mahershalalhashbaz” is the longest word in the Bible.
The word Mahershalalhashbaz translates to the saying,
“Swift is the Spoils, Speedy is the Plunder.”
It’s worth noting that the prophet Isaiah named his second son Mahershalalhashbaz.
The Bible does not take account of the numbers of women and children.
When the Bible covered the total population of people in the Old and New Testament, it
did not include the numbers of women and children.
In other words, it only counted hundreds and thousands of men.
Women spoke a total of 14,056 words in the Bible.
Out of the ninety-three women who spoke in the Bible, the Bible only recorded forty-nine
names.
In total, women spoke a total of 14,056 words in the Bible which makes approximately 1%
of the Book.
The Bible is the world's most "stolen book."
Most hotels, hospitals, and other public spaces offer Bibles for reading.
As a result, some people tend to take the books.
It’s no wonder why over 100 million copies of the Bible are printed each year.
Swearing on the Bible is a typical practice in court.
However, this practice directly contradicts Matthew 5:34, which reads: 34 But now I tell
you: do not use any vow when you make a promise.
Do not swear by heaven, for it is God’s throne.
The Old Testament holds the longest verse and book in the Bible.
Of all the Bible verses, Esther 8:9 is considered the longest.
Meanwhile, Psalm 119 is the Bible chapter with 176 verses.
This is in contrast with the shortest verse in the Bible which is John 11:35.
The verse simply reads: “Jesus wept.”
'Amen' is the last word in the Bible.
It’s only fitting that the Bible ends with the same word used to close prayers.
The Book of Revelation is the last one in the Bible, and its final line reads: 21 The
grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people.
Amen.”
The Bible’s teachings can be interpreted in hundreds of different ways, but it’s
always important to use its words to bring understanding instead of dividing others.
You might think of religion as a byproduct of man’s search for a universal truth, or
you could actually live by its teachings.
Regardless of your beliefs, anyone could learn a thing or two from religious values.
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