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The Protestant version of the Bible is actually a library of 66 books, written by 44 authors over a period of about 1500 years. The 39 books of the Protestant Old Testament were composed between 1400 and 400 B.C., the 27 books of the New Testament between A.D. 50 and 100. The Bible was divided into chapters by Stephen Langton about A.D. 1228. The Old Testament was divided into verses by R. Nathan in A.D. 1448 and the New Testament by Robert Stephanus in A.D. 1551. The entire Bible divided into chapters and verses first appeared in the Geneva Bible of 1560. There are 66 books in the Protestant Version of the Bible. The Protestant Old Testament has 39 Books The New Testament has 27 Books There are 73 books in the Catholic Bible; 46 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament. Until the Protestant Reformation the 'Catholic' Bible was the only edition since, obviously, there was no other major denomination till then. The Protestant Bible is based on the Council of Jamnia (90 AD), whereas the Catholic Bible is based largely on the Septuagint (132 BC). The Seven books that were dropped in the Council of Jamnia (90 AD) were: Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, 1 & 2 Maccabees, Esther 10:4-16-16:24 and Daniel 3:24-90 and 13:1-14:42. Until the Protestant Reformation, these books were in the recognised canons as approved by the Catholic Church. After the Reformation, the Council of Trent (1545-1563 AD) reaffirmed the Canon as approved by Pope Damasus and the Synod of Rome (382), the local Councils of Hippo (393) and Carthage (397), and the Canon contained in the Latin Vulgate translation (420) as the Holy Bible. The Middle book of Old Testament is Proverbs The Middle book of New Testament is 2 Thessalonians There are 23,214 verses in the Old Testament. There are 7,959 verses in the New Testament. The Middle verse of the Bible is: Psalms 103:1,2 The Middle verse of the Old Testament is 2 Chronicles 20:17 The Middle verse of the New Testament: Acts 17:17 The Shortest verse of the Old Testament: 1 Chronicles 1:25 The Shortest verse of the New Testament is: "Jesus wept." John 11:35 The Longest verse in the Bible is: Esther 8:9 The Verse containing all letters of the alphabet except J: Ezra 7:21 The Verse containing all letters of the alphabet except Q: Daniel 4:37 The Verses most alike: Psalm 107:8,15,21, 31 Entire Bible has: 1189 verses Old Testament has: 929 verses New Testament has: 260 verses Middle chapter of Old Testament: Job 29 Middle chapter of New Testament: Romans 13 Middle and shortest chapter of Bible: Psalms 117 Longest chapter in the Bible: Psalm 119 Chapters that are most alike: 2 Kings 19 and Isaiah 37 The Old Testament has: 592,439 words The New Testament has: 181,253 words Longest word in the Bible (18 letters): Maher-shalal-hash-baz (Isaiah 8:1,3) King with shortest reign: King Zimri (7 days) I Kings 16:15 Words occurring only once in the Bible: Eternity (Isaiah 57:15); Grandmother (2 Timothy 1:5); Gnat (Matthew 23:24) The Bible has been translated, in whole or in part, into more than 1,100 languages and dialects. About 30,000,000 copies of the complete text of the Bible, or of its principal parts, are distributed annually. The first book printed with movable metal type was the Gutenberg Bible, printed by Johannes Gutenberg, before August 15, 1456, in Mainz, Germany. The first printed Bible divided into verses was a 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 Bible was written by some 50 men, only one of whom (Luke) was a Gentile. Statistics: (King James Version) OT Books 39, NT 27, Total 66 OT Chapters 929, NT 260, Total 1189 OT Verses 23,214, NT 7959, Total 31,173 OT Words 592,439, NT 181,253, Total 773,692 OT Letters 2,728,100, NT 838,380, Total 3,566,480 Shortest book: 2 John (13 verses) Longest book: Psalms (150 chapters)
The numbering of the Psalms difers slightly between the Churches:
Shortest chapter: Psalm 117 Longest chapter: Psalm 119 Shortest verse: John 11:35 Longest verse: Esther 8:9 Middle verse: Psalm 97:8 Longest word: Maher-shalal-hash-baz (Isaiah 8:1) Similar chapters are2 Kings 19 and Isaiah 37 The word "God" appears in every book of the Bible except Esther and Song of Solomon "Allah Akbar, Allah Akbar, La Allah Il Allah, La Allah Il Allah U Mohammed Rassul Allah" is heard by more people than any other sound of the human voice. This is the prayer recited by muezzins from each of the four corners of the prayer tower as Moslems all over the world face toward Mecca and kneel at sunset. It means: "God is great. There is no God but God, and Mohammed is the prophet of God." Almonds and pistachios are the only nuts mentioned in the Bible. Although not named in the New Testament, tradition names the two thieves crucified at the same time as Jesus as Dismas and Gestas. As specified by the Christian church, the canonical hours are matins, lauds, prime, terce, sext, none, vespers, and compline. Gabriel, Michael, and Lucifer are the three angels mentioned by name in the Bible. In Christian theology there are nine choirs of angels. From highest to lowest, they are: seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominions, virtues, powers, principalities, archangels, and angels. One of the holiest Christian holidays is named after a pagan goddess. The name "Easter" derives from the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre, who governed the vernal equinox. Salt is mentioned more than 30 times in the Bible. Scholars estimate that the 66 books of the King James version of the Bible were written by some 50 different authors. Seven suicides are recorded in the Bible. Some biblical scholars believe that Aramaic (the language of the ancient Bible) did not contain an easy way to say 'many things' and used a term which has come down to us as 40. This means that when the bible -- in many places -- refers to '40 days,' they meant many days. Strict Puritan laws had their origins from practical reasons. Smoking was banned - farmers would raise badly needed food crops instead of tobacco. Cooking was banned on Sundays - to prevent house fires during the long hours the family was at church. Young men were banned from hunting - to prevent weapons from falling into Indian hands. The 1st US Mormon temple was dedicated in Kirtland, Ohio in 1836. The 3 Magi:(or Wise Men) and their gifts: Melchoir, "king of light," offered Gold, Gaspar ,"or the white one," offered Frankincense, and Balthazar, "lord of treasures," offered Myrrh. The Bible devotes some 500 verses on prayer, less than 500 verses on faith, but over 2000 verses on money and posessions. The Bible was written by about 40 men over a period of about 1600 years dating from 1500 BC to about 100 years after Christ. The Church of Scientology was founded in 1953, at Washington DC, by US science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard. The first translation of the Bible into English was initiated by John Wycliffe and completed by John Purvey in 1388. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, named in the Bible's Book of Revelation, are Conquest, Slaughter, Famine, and Death. The Hindu holy day begins at sunrise, the Jewish holy day begins at sunset, and the Christian holy day begins at midnight. The longest name in the Bible: Mahershalalhashbaz (Isaiah 8:1). The patron saint of dentists is St. Apollonia. She reportedly had her teeth pulled out in 249 AD by an anti-Christian mob. The seven archangels are Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Chamuel, Jophiel, and Zadkiel. The Seven Deadly Sins are lust, pride, anger, envy, sloth, avarice and gluttony. The seven virtues are prudence, courage, temperance, justice, faith, hope and charity. The shortest verse in the Bible consists of two words: "Jesus wept" (John 11:35). The Three Wise Men of the East brought gold, frankincense and myrrh to the infant Jesus. Frankincense is a gum resin used as a base for incense. Myrrh, also a gum resin, was valued as a perfume and unguent used in embalming. There are 1189 chapters in the Bible: 929 chapters in the Old Testament and 260 chapters in the New Testament. There are 49 different foods mentioned in the Bible. Zipporah was the wife of Moses. Testament means "covenant, agreement" e.g. old covenant vs. new covenant. The Old Testament was written mostly in Hebrew with a few parts in Aramaic. The New Testament was written in Common Greek, spoken language of the time. The phrase "Thus says the Lord" appears over 4000 times in the Old Testament. Chapter and verse separations were not added until after 1200 A.D. A wide variety of literature is used in the Bible including drama, history, hymns, law, letters, parables, poetry, prophecy, sermons and stories to name a few. Shortest book of the Bible is 3 John (more verses then 2 John but fewer words) Longest book of the Bible is Psalms - 150 chapters with 2,461 verses The word "Bible" is derived from the Greek work "bibla," which translates to "books." The term is accurate. Although the Bible is presented as a single text, it is actually a collection of 66 different books. Are you interested in reading the Bible aloud? - It would take you approximately 70 hours to get through the 773, 692 words in the book. The Bible took a long time to finish. According to What Saith The Scripture, the Bible was compiled over a course of 1600 years. Scripture was compiled beginning in 1500 B.C with the final pieces being added by approximately 100 A.D. The Bible has been published in over 6,000 languages. The original language of the Old Testament was Hebrew. The New Testament was originally written in Greek. Obadiah is the shortest book in the Old Testament, with 21 verses. John 2 is the shortest book in the New Testament. It has 13 verses. Acts is the longest book in the New Testament. It has 28 chapters. King Solomon was definitely a busy man. According to Bible accounts, he played host to 700 wives and over 300 concubines. Large and powerful people and corporations are often referred to as Goliath, and for good reason. In the Bible, Goliath stands at nine and a half feet tall. Methuselah lived to be 969. He is said to have died seven days before the great flood. It is further said that God delayed the flood to allow for seven days of mourning. Enoch, Methuselah's father, and Elijah are said to have never died at all. They are believed to have ascended to heaven while alive. Gideon fought off 135,000 Midianites invaders with only an army of 300 men and 300 trumpets. In his book, Isaiah offered the most accurate predications about Jesus. He made 20 predictions, and they all turned out to be true. Samson is the strongest man in the Bible, while King Solomon is said to the wisest. Be Not Afraid is a well-known Christian hymn inspired by an oft repeated phrase in the Bible. "Do not be afraid" is repeated 365 times in the Bible – the same number of days in a year. The number seven has particular significance in the Bible and is usually used a symbol of completion. This is the source of the idea that seven is a "lucky" number. The number 40 is also symbolic in the Bible. Forty is normally associated with the dawn of a new era. Jesus fasted for 40 days in the desert, it rained for 40 days in the great flood, spies were in Canaan for 40 days and Nineveh was warned by Jonah for 40 days. The Bible mentions 12 tribes of Israel. There were also 12 apostles. The first animal to get off Noah's ark after the flood was the raven. The first book of the Bible features a serpent tempting Eve. The last book of Bible refers to the serpent as Satan. There are records of Chinese astronomers seeing what Matthew refers to in the Bible as the Star of Bethlehem.
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