Interesting Facts
History
The Bible was written by about 40 men who engaged in writing it during a period of about 1600 years dating from 1500 B.C. to about 100 years after Christ.
These men wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. 2 Peter 1:21.
They wrote not in words of human wisdom but in words taught by the Holy Ghost. 1 Corinthians 2:13.
The first translation of an English Bible was initiated by John Wycliffe and completed by John Purvey in 1388. The Bible was translated 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 Bible, divided into chapters and verses first appeared in the Geneva Bible of 1560.
BOOKS
Books in the Bible: 66
The Old Testament: 39
The New Testament: 27
Middle Book of Old Testament: Proverbs
Middle Book of New Testament: 2 Thessalonians
CHAPTERS
Bible: 1189
Old Testament: 929
New Testament: 260
Middle Chapter of Old Testament: Job 29
Middle Chapter of New Testament: Romans 13
Middle and shortest chapter of the Bible: Psalm 117
Longest Chapter of the Bible: Psalm 119
VERSES
Old Testament: 23,214
New Testament: 7,959
Middle Verse in the Old Testament: 2 Chronicles 20:17
Middle verse in the New Testament: Acts 17:17
Shortest verse of the Old Testament: 1 Chronicles 1:25
Shortest verse in the New Testament: John 11:35
Longest verse in the Bible: Esther 8:9
WORDS
In the Old Testament c. 592,439
In the New Testament c. 181,253
Visit us online at http://www.uecf.net