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The Bible — comprising the Jewish scriptures (Old Testament/Hebrew Bible) and the Christian New Testament — is the world's most printed, most distributed, and arguably most influential book. The Gideons alone have distributed over 2 billion Bibles. It has been translated into over 3,000 languages (more than any other book) and been the central text of Western civilization for 1,500 years.
The Bible is not a single book but a library — 66 books (Protestant), 73 (Catholic), or more (Orthodox) composed over approximately 1,500 years by dozens of authors in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. It contains poetry (Psalms, Song of Solomon), law (Leviticus), history (Kings), prophecy (Isaiah), apocalypse (Revelation), letters (Paul's epistles), and gospel narrative. Its influence on literature, law, art, music, and culture is incalculable.
# Top 10 The Bible facts
- 1The Bible has been translated into over 3,000 languages — more than any other book
- 2The Gideons have distributed over 2 billion Bibles — the most distributed book in history
- 3The Bible contains contradictions between its books because it was written by many authors over 1,500 years
Fascinating Facts
- ◆The Bible has been translated into over 3,000 languages — more than any other book
- ◆The Gideons have distributed over 2 billion Bibles — the most distributed book in history
- ◆The Bible contains contradictions between its books because it was written by many authors over 1,500 years
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