Few Interesting Facts About Bible

"This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success." Joshua 1:8

1. The Bible was written in three languages

Those languages are Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. Most of our Old Testament was written in Hebrew, which was the language the original readers spoke. A few bits of the Old Testament were written in Aramaic (Ezra and Daniel). The New Testament was written in Greek, the commonly spoken language of the time.

2.The Bible is the Best-selling book of all times

 According to Guinness World Records as of 1995, the Bible is the best-selling book of all time, with an estimated 5 billion copies sold and distributed

A survey by the Bible Society concluded that around 2.5 billion copies were printed between 1815 and 1975, but more recent estimates put the number at more than 5 billion.

3.The Bible Changes Lives:

  The Bible is the word of the Lord and it can transform the lives of the people, their heart and their minds. The Bible not just a collection of inspirational writings that were penned by great philosophers.The writings of man may be able to amuse, educate, or even enlighten in some ways, but the Word of God has the ability to change lives forever. When a person opens his heart to reading, learning, and studying the Scriptures, he will begin to see himself and God like never and finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross. He will begin to grasp the power of the Holy Spirit that will enable him to turn from his sin and enjoy a life of great joy.

4.The Bible is the worlds Most translated book

According to the United Bible society “5.6 billion people now have access to the full Bible in their language, yet more than half of the world’s languages still have no Scripture at all. Of the 7,350 languages in the world, the full Bible is now available in 692 languages used by 5.6 billion people. That means around 1.5 billion people do not have the full Bible in their language. However, 1,547 languages used by 805 million people have the New Testament, and shorter portions of Scripture are available in a further 1,123 languages used by 411 million people.”

5. The Bible is Relevant                                                                                                                                             “For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” (Hebrews 4:12)                                                                            

While most literature is passive in nature; God’s Word is alive and active. It penetrates our hearts, it assesses our attitudes, and its words can alter the course of our life. In fact, the Bible has altered the lives of millions of people in every nation, of every color, every race, and every language.   Unlike books that become stale over time, the Bible provides fresh insight, fresh nuggets of truth, and fresh application every time we read it. The Bible is as relevant today as it was 3,000 years ago

6. The Bible Remains the Same, Even as Society Changes   

           Even when society and the culture and the law changes, the bible remains consistent. Truth is always truth.  The Psalmist wrote, “Your word, Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens” (Psalm 119:89). Isaiah wrote, “The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endurs forever.” (Isaiah 40:8). In the New Testament, Peter echoes this truth when he quotes Isaiah in 1 Peter 1:25. “But the word of the Lord endures forever. Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you”

7.Printing Revolution happened because of The Bible:                                                                         German goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg is credited with inventing the printing press around 1436, although he was far from the first to automate the book-printing process. Woodblock printing in China dates back to the 9th century and Korean bookmakers were printing with moveable metal type a century before Gutenberg. But most historians believe Gutenberg’s adaptation, which employed a screw-type wine press to squeeze down evenly on the inked metal type, was the key to unlocking the modern age. His greatest accomplishment was the first print run of the Bible in Latin, which took three years to print around 200 copies, a miraculously speedy achievement in the day of hand-copied manuscripts.                                                                                                                          Martin Luther's Protestant Reformation, could never have happened without Johannes Gutenberg bible. In a world where stability is fleeting, God’s Word, the Bible, is not. The unchanging nature of God, and His Word, makes the Bible the single source of faith and practice for Christians throughout the ages.