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Ah... new site...
In case you were wondering, this site is new because there was not enough room on my main site -
www.rainbowbright.50megs.com
- to include everything I want to include on the subject of the Bible.
The Bible
# The Bible has 66 books, divided into 1,189 chapters consisting of 31,173
verses.
# The Bible was divided into chapters by Stephen Langton about 1228.
# The Old Testament was divided into verses by R. Nathan in 1448 and the
New Testament by Robert Stephanus in 1551.
# The first printed Bible divided into verses was an Old Testament Latin edition
by Pagninus, printed in 1528.
# The first complete English version of the Bible divided into verses was the
Geneva Bible, printed in 1560.
The English translation of The Bible.
# The first translation of an English Bible was started in the 7th century.
# It was not the English of today: it was Anglo-Saxon.
# As English developed and new writing styles were introduced, the Bible was
often the first to represent the new exciting language.
# The history of the translation of the Bible into English is fascinating - and the
translation process has been an ongoing process for more than a thousand
years.
The Bible in many languages
# The first Bible Society was founded 1804.
# Currently, the Bible Societies are involved in projects in 685 languages.
# Currently, part of the Bible is being translated for the first time in 468
languages.
# The Bible in its complete form or portions of it are now available in 2,233
languages.
Thanks to http://www.didyouknow.cd/Bible/Bible.htm |
30 Bible Facts
1. The Bible contains 66 books, divided among the Old and New Testaments.
2. There are 39 books in the Old Testament.
3. There are 27 books in the New Testament.
4. The word 'Testament' means "covenant" or "contract."
5. The Bible was written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit by over 40 different authors from all walks of life: shepherds, farmers, tent-makers, physicians, fishermen, priests, philosophers and kings. Despite these differences in occupation and the span of years it took to write it, the Bible is an extremely cohesive and unified book.
6. Moses was the greatest contributor to the Old Testament, writing the first five books of the Bible, referred to as the Pentateuch; the foundation of the Bible.
7. The Apostle Paul wrote 14 books, over half of the New Testament.
8. The Bible was written was written over a period of some 1,500 years, from around 1450 B.C. (the time of Moses) to about 100 A.D. (following the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ).
9. Many scholars agree that Job is the oldest book in the Bible, written by an unknown Israelite about 1500 B.C. Others hold that the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Bible) are the oldest books in the Bible, written between 1446 and 1406 B.C.
10. The book of Malachi, written about 400 B.C, is the youngest book in the Old Testament.
11. The youngest book in the New Testament is probably the book of James, written as early as A.D. 45.
12. The Book of Revelation is the youngest book of the New Testament, written about 95 A.D.
13. The Bible was written in three languages: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek.
14. The entire New Testament as we know it today, was canonized before the year 375 A.D. The Old Testament had previously been canonized long before the advent of Christ.
15. "Canon" is derived front the Greek word "Kanon," signifying a measuring rod. Thus, to have the Bible "canonized" meant that it had been measured by the standard or test of divine inspiration and authority. It became the collection of books or writings accepted by the apostles and leadership of the early Christian church as a basis for Christian belief. It is the standard by which all Christians throughout the ages live and worship.
16. The first translation of the Bible into English was made in 1382 A.D. by John Wycliffe.
17. The Bible was printed in 1454 A.D. by Johannes Gutenberg who invented the "type mold" for the printing press. It was the first book ever printed.
18. The oldest almost complete manuscript of the Bible now in existence is the Codex Vaticanus, which dates from the first half of the fourth Century.
It is located in the library of the Vatican in Rome.
There are older fragments of the Bible that are still preserved however-- the oldest being a tiny scrap of the Gospel of John was found in Egypt, dating back to the beginning of the second century. (It is currently in the Rayland's Library in Manchester, England)
19. The book of Psalms is the longest book in the Bible.
20. 2 John is the shortest book in the Bible.
21. Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible.
22. Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible.
23. Esther 8:9 is the longest verse in the Bible.
24. John 11:35 is the shortest verse in the Bible.
25. The book of Esther does not mention the word 'God', and is the only book in the Bible not to do so.
26. Methuselah was the oldest man who ever lived, reaching a fine age of 969 years old (Genesis 5:27).
27. The two men in the Bible who never died were:
Enoch, who walked with God and was no more (Genesis 5:22-24).
Elijah, who was caught up by a whirlwind into heaven (II Kings 2:11).
28. Moses is biblically the meekest man in the Bible, excluding Jesus. (Numbers 12:3).
29. The Holy Bible has been translated fully into 2,018 languages, with countless more partial translations, and audio translations (for unwritten languages). (This is an enormous amount of translations. In comparison, Shakespeare, considered by many to be the master writer of the English language, has only been translated into 50 languages.)
30. The Bible is still the best-selling book in the world.
Thanks to http://www.bible.com/answers/afacts.html |
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