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1.
The Bible has evolved over time. The
Bible is printed in several versions because language evolves over time. The
versions need to adapt and update the Bible to a language that people of its
current time can understand clearly.
2.
The Holy Bible has 2 core verses. Christians
often recognize two core verses that summarize the Bible:
1
Corinthians 13 says – “I may have the gift of
inspired preaching; I may have all knowledge and understand all secrets; I may
have all the faith needed to move mountains — but if I have no love, I am
nothing.”
John
14:6
says – Jesus said “I am the way… no one comes to God but through me.”
3.
The Bible is grouped into five
classifications:
-
historical books,
-
books of poetry,
-
prophetic books,
-
epistles and
-
the Gospels.
4.
The Bible has 17 historical books:
Genesis,
Exodus,
Leviticus,
Numbers,
Deuteronomy,
Joshua,
Judges,
Ruth,
1
Samuel,
2
Samuel,
1
Kings,
2
Kings,
1
Chronicles,
2
Chronicles,
Ezra,
Nehemiah,
and
Esther.
5.
The Bible has 5 poetical books:
Job,
Psalms,
Proverbs,
Ecclesiastes,
and
Song
of Solomon.
These
books are a link between the historical past and the prophetical books of the future.
6.
The Bible has 17 prophetic books:
Isaiah,
Jeremiah,
Lamentations,
Ezekiel,
Daniel,
Hosea,
Joel,
Amos,
Obadiah,
Jonah,
Micah,
Nahum,
Habakkuk,
Zephaniah,
Haggai,
Zechariah,
and
Malachi.
These
books were all written by the minor prophets of the Bible.
7.
The Bible has 4 Gospels:
Matthew,
Mark,
Luke,
and
John.
8.
The Bible has 21 Epistles:
Romans,
1
Corinthians,
2
Corinthians,
Galatians,
Ephesians,
Philippians,
Colossians,
1
Thessalonians,
2
Thessalonians,
1
Timothy,
2
Timothy,
Titus,
Philemon,
Hebrews,
James,
1
Peter,
2
Peter,
1
John,
2
John,
3
John, and
Jude.
9.
There are 40 authors in the Bible. Over
40 authors contributed to the Bible. The authors’ statuses in life range from
being kings, peasants, prophets, philosophers, fishermen, poets, statesmen, and
scholars.
10.
The term “Bible” comes from the Greek
word “Ta Biblia” which means “the books” or “the scrolls.” The word is derived
from the old city of Byblos in Lebanon, the official supplier of paper
production to the ancient world.
11.
“Mahershalalhashbaz" is the longest
word in the Bible. Found in Isaiah 8:3, “Mahershalalhashbaz” is the longest
word in the Bible. The word Mahershalalhashbaz means “Swift is the Spoils,
Speedy is the Plunder.” The prophet Isaiah named his second son
Mahershalalhashbaz.
12.
It took over 1,000 years to complete the
Old Testament. The completion of the Old Testament took over 1,000 years in
history. Meanwhile, it took 50-75 to complete the Word of God in the New
Testament.
13.
The major religions follow the Old
Testament. The biggest religions in the world follow the Old Testament,
including Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Islam adheres to the Old Testament.
14.
According to some studies, Islam
originated from Ishmael. He is the son of Abraham from Hagar and his concubine.
The Bible says the Angel of the Lord appeared to Hagar in the spring of water
on the way to Shur and said: “I will multiply your descendants exceedingly so
that they shall not be counted for multitude.”
15.
There are only twelve prophets in the
Bible. The twelve prophets in the Bible all contributed to the Old Testament.
These prophets are Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk,
Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.
16.
After the Bible which sells over 100
million copies every year, the next bestselling book is ‘Don Quixote’ by Miguel
de Cervantes with over 500 million copies sold. This is followed by ‘A Tale of
Two Cities’ by Charles Dickens selling over 200 million copies, and ‘The Lord
of the Rings’ by J. R. R. Tolkien with 150 million sold.
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