Interesting Facts About The Books Of The Bible
Christianity, world’s largest and most popular religion is also the most influential religion of all with over 2 billion believers. Christianity consists of four major branches:
- Roman Catholic
- Protestant
- Orthodox
- Anglican
The beginnings of Christianity date back to 33 AD and was founded by Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus Christ is the son our Heavenly father) in Palestine. The foundations for the believes in Christianity are based on the life of Jesus Christ. And not only his life, but his teachings and death as well. All this is recorded in the books of the Bible. The books of the Bible are divided into Old Testament (before the birth of Jesus) and New Testament (the life of Jesus). However, the Bible does not contain two books only. Altogether, 66 books present the books of the Bible. Interesting, right. Want to learn more Bible facts? Read on.
- The books of the Bible were written by 40 men;
- It is believed that Paul the Apostle wrote 13 books of the Bible, if not more;
- The first Bible writing dates back to 1500 BC;
- It took 1600 years for the Bible to be completed and as is today;
- The books of the Bible are the top-selling in the world. There isn’t an exact number of how many copies of the Bible have been sold so far, however, it is believed that over 100 million copies are sold yearly;
- The first Bible was printed in 1454 AD by a German printer and publisher, Johannes Gutenberg;
- Complete books of the Bible have been translated in 518 languages;
- Some sections of the Bible are translated in over 2,500 languages;
- The Bible consists of 66 books and 31,173 verses;
- The Old Testament has 39 books and 23,214 verses;
- The New Testament consists of 27 books and 7,959 verses;
- Given the fact that the books of the Bible were written over the period of 1600 years and by 40 men, this is the only book that has no contradictions;
- The books of the Bible mention 7 accounts of suicide. People that committed suicide in the Bible are: Judas, Samson, Ahithophel, Zimri, Abimelch, Saul and his servant;
- There are only two books of the Bible that talk about and are titled after women – Ruth and Esther;
- In The book Of Esther, which is the 17th book of the Old Testament, never mentions God;
- The word Bible derives from the Greek word Biblia which means books.
