SOME BIBLE STATISTICS
The Bible is not 1 book but is a total of 66 books.
It was written by over 40 Authors.
It was written on three continents.
It was written in three languages.
It was written by kings and paupers.
It was written in times of peace and times of war.
It covers hundreds of topics and stories.
Yet there is one unfolding story throughout.
Books of the Old Testament
O L D T E S T A M E N T
1 + 1+ 1 (space) 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1
(3) (9)
39 books in the Old Testament
N E W T E S T A M E N T
1+1+1 (cross separates) 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1
(3) X (9)
27 books in the New Testament
X signifies the cross. It is what marks the New Testament as different from the Old Testament.
Chapters in Old Testament ........................929
Total number of chapters......................... 1189
Chapters in New Testament........................260
Verses in the Old Testament..................33,214
Verses in the New Testament..............7,959
Total Number of verses.....................41,173
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1Comments:
I went to put a comment in and I see my goldfish in your comment section. lol --gotta fix that!
I like the 3 9 and the 3 x 9 that's really cool. I didn't get the 1+1... for a little while, but I get it now. The space is hard to see between the third and fourth #1 so I thought it represented 11.
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