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The Bible survives in more manuscripts than other ancient documents.
Author
Title
Surviving Manuscripts
Tacitus
Annals
33
Thucydides
History of the Peloponnesian War
96
Herodotus
History
109
Livy
History of Rome
150
Sophocles
Tragedies
193
Pliny the Elder
Natural History
200
Plato
Tetralogies
210
Julius Caesar
Gallic Wars
251
Demosthenes
Speeches
340
Homer
Iliad
1,757
Various
New Testament1
5,795
The Bible is available in more languages than other books.
Author
Title
Languages
J. R. R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings
57
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
65
J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter
85
Muhammed
Qur’an (Arabic)
102
Joseph Smith
Book of Mormon
115
Lewis Carroll
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
174
Laozi
Dao De Jing (Chinese)
250
Carlo Collodi
The Adventures of Pinocchio
260
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Little Prince (French)
505
Various
The Bible
6982
The Bible sells more copies than other books.
Author
Title
Sales
Leo Tolstoy
War and Peace (Russian)
36 million
Dan Brown
The Da Vinci Code
80 million
J. R. R. Tolkien
The Hobbit
100 million
Cao Xueqin
Dream of the Red Chamber (Chinese)
100 million
J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
120 million
Charles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities
200 million
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Little Prince (French)
200 million
Various
The Bible (Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek)
5-7 billion3
Which two sayings are in the Bible?
Cleanliness is next to godliness
Am I my brother’s keeper?
God helps those who help themselves
This too shall pass
A living dog is better than a dead lion
God works in mysterious ways
Moderation in all things
God inspired the Bible, resulting in an authoritative book for belief and practice.
2 Timothy 3.14–17 (NRSVue4)14 continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it 15 and how from childhood you have known sacred writings that are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 so that the person of God may be proficient, equipped for every good work.
Review:
The Bible is a fascinating book because it has way more surviving manuscripts, it is available in way more languages, and it has sold way more copies than other books.
The content of scripture alone should make you want to read it since it teaches about God, life, morals, and eternal life.
This class will help you develop the ability to discern between the genuine and the counterfeit.
God inspired scripture, making its contents useful for training and authoritative.
Even recognizing the authority of scripture and studying it assiduously does not guarantee correct interpretation.
If we added in manuscripts of the Old Testament the number would jump up considerably, especially after the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the documents recovered from the Cairo genizah.If we limit ourselves to only the New Testament, the number of language jumps to 2,191.See Guiness Book of World Records, “Best-Selling Book,” accessed Nov 10, 2023, https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/best-selling-book-of-non-fiction. New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition, National Council of Churches, 2021.The post 1: Why Should You Read the Bible for Yourself? first appeared on Living Hope.
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By Sean FinneganNotes Download
The Bible survives in more manuscripts than other ancient documents.
Author
Title
Surviving Manuscripts
Tacitus
Annals
33
Thucydides
History of the Peloponnesian War
96
Herodotus
History
109
Livy
History of Rome
150
Sophocles
Tragedies
193
Pliny the Elder
Natural History
200
Plato
Tetralogies
210
Julius Caesar
Gallic Wars
251
Demosthenes
Speeches
340
Homer
Iliad
1,757
Various
New Testament1
5,795
The Bible is available in more languages than other books.
Author
Title
Languages
J. R. R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings
57
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
65
J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter
85
Muhammed
Qur’an (Arabic)
102
Joseph Smith
Book of Mormon
115
Lewis Carroll
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
174
Laozi
Dao De Jing (Chinese)
250
Carlo Collodi
The Adventures of Pinocchio
260
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Little Prince (French)
505
Various
The Bible
6982
The Bible sells more copies than other books.
Author
Title
Sales
Leo Tolstoy
War and Peace (Russian)
36 million
Dan Brown
The Da Vinci Code
80 million
J. R. R. Tolkien
The Hobbit
100 million
Cao Xueqin
Dream of the Red Chamber (Chinese)
100 million
J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
120 million
Charles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities
200 million
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Little Prince (French)
200 million
Various
The Bible (Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek)
5-7 billion3
Which two sayings are in the Bible?
Cleanliness is next to godliness
Am I my brother’s keeper?
God helps those who help themselves
This too shall pass
A living dog is better than a dead lion
God works in mysterious ways
Moderation in all things
God inspired the Bible, resulting in an authoritative book for belief and practice.
2 Timothy 3.14–17 (NRSVue4)14 continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it 15 and how from childhood you have known sacred writings that are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 so that the person of God may be proficient, equipped for every good work.
Review:
The Bible is a fascinating book because it has way more surviving manuscripts, it is available in way more languages, and it has sold way more copies than other books.
The content of scripture alone should make you want to read it since it teaches about God, life, morals, and eternal life.
This class will help you develop the ability to discern between the genuine and the counterfeit.
God inspired scripture, making its contents useful for training and authoritative.
Even recognizing the authority of scripture and studying it assiduously does not guarantee correct interpretation.
If we added in manuscripts of the Old Testament the number would jump up considerably, especially after the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the documents recovered from the Cairo genizah.If we limit ourselves to only the New Testament, the number of language jumps to 2,191.See Guiness Book of World Records, “Best-Selling Book,” accessed Nov 10, 2023, https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/best-selling-book-of-non-fiction. New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition, National Council of Churches, 2021.The post 1: Why Should You Read the Bible for Yourself? first appeared on Living Hope.