This short article will be a look at some interesting facts about the Bible. Most people who claim to be religious acknowledge that the Bible is made up of 66 books compiled together in one volume. There are 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New. It contains 1,188 chapters, 31,102 verses, 773,693 words, and 3,566,480 letters.
It was written over a period of about 1,500 years by 40 different writers from all walks of life, and yet, all its books, words, and truths fit together like a hand in a glove.
The longest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119, which consists of 176 verses, and which is the greatest magnification and defense of the Word of God found anywhere. Psalm 138:2, the last part of the verse, speaks of the importance that the Lord places upon the Word; 'for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.'
The Bible is the oldest real book in the world. It was the first book ever printed on a press. The first one was printed on the Gutenberg press in the 1450's. The main subjects of the Bible are God's revelation of his eternal righteous and Holy character, his dealings with man, and his plan of redemption through Jesus Christ.
The Bible claims to be verbally inspired, meaning that every word, every jot, and every tittle, were breathed into the minds and hearts of the human writers so that they wrote verbatim what God wanted conveyed to mankind.
A few words of wisdom concerning the Bible: Our first president George Washington said 'It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.' Men do not reject the Bible because it contradicts itself, but because it contradicts them. And finally, Thomas Jefferson said 'I have always said, I always say, that the studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens, better fathers, and better husbands.' The Bible: love it, learn it, and live it.