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06.23.06: Light for the Day - "Bible
Facts and Statistics"
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-- 2 Timothy 3:14-17
14 But you must Remain Faithful to the
Things which you have
Learned and been Assured of, Knowing from whom you have
Learned them,
15 and that from childhood you have Known the Holy Scriptures,
which are Able to Make you Wise for Salvation through
Faith
which is in Christ Jesus.
16 All Scripture is Given by Inspiration of God,
and is Profitable for Doctrine, for Teaching, for
Reproof,
for Correction, for Instruction in Righteousness,
17 so that the man of God may be Complete,
Thoroughly Equipped for every Good Work.
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Amazing Bible Facts And Statistics (KJV)
BIBLE FACTS:
The system of chapters was introduced in A.D.
1238 by Cardinal Hugo
de S. Caro, while the verse notations
were added in 1551 by Robertus
Stephanus, after the advent of printing.
A Bible in the University of Gottingen is written
on 2,470 palm leaves.
According to statistics from Wycliffe
International, the Society of
Gideons, the American Bible Society and the International Bible Society,
the number of new Bibles that are sold, given away, or otherwise
distributed
in the United States is about 168,000 per day. (Dec.1997 statistic)
The Bible can be read aloud in 70 hours.
There are 8,674 different
Hebrew words in the Bible,
5,624 different Greek
words,
and 12,143 different English
words in the King James Version.
A number of verses in the
Bible (KJV) contain all but 1 letter of the
alphabet: Ezra 7:21 contains all but the letter j;
Joshua 7:24,
1 Kings 1:9, 1 Chronicles 12:40, 2 Chronicles 36:10, Ezekiel 28:13,
Daniel 4:37, and Haggai 1:1 contain all but q;
2 Kings 16:15 and
1 Chronicles 4:10 contain all but z; and
Galatians 1:14 contains all
but k.
God occurs 4,379 times
Lord occurs 7,738 times
Jesus occurs 936 times
Christ occurs 522 times
Jesus Christ occurs
187 times
Son of God occurs 57 times
Saviour(s) occurs 39 times
Holy Spirit occurs 1388 times
Heaven occurs 550 times
Hell occurs 54 times
Sin occurs 389 times
Satan
occurs 49 times
Devil occurs 57 times
Tempter,
Temptation, ...
occurs 288 times
Save, Saved, ... occurs 336 times
Salvation occurs 105 times
Repent, Repentance, ... occurs 105 times
Confess, Confession, ... occurs 44 times
Love,
Loved, ... occurs 443 times
Faith, Faithful, ... occurs 332 times
Peace occurs 400 times
Hope, Hoped, ... occurs 133 times
Fear, Feared, ... occurs 501 times
War(s)
occurs 238 times
Compassion(s)
occurs 41 times
Cross
occurs 28 times
Jerusalem
occurs 764 times
Oldest man (Methuselah) 969 years -- Gen 5:27
Person (Og king of Bashan) that had a bed 13 1/2 ft long -- Deut 3:11
A man with twelve fingers and toes -- 2 Sam 21:20
A father (King Rehoboam) that had eighty-eight children -- 2 Chr 11:21
Two person gone to heaven without dead:
Enoch -- Genesis 5:24 and
Elijah -- 2 Kings 2:11
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THE GREAT TOPICAL CHAPTERS:
1. The Ten Commandments Chapter Exodus 20
2. The Reassurance chapter Joshua 1
3. The Faithfulness of God chapter Joshua 14
4. The Testing of Godliness - the Suffering chapters
Job
1-2
5. The Shepherd chapter Psalms 23
6. The Confession of sin chapter Psalms 51
7. The Praise of God chapter Psalms 103
8. The Word of God chapter Psalms119
9. The Wisdom chapter Proverbs 8
10. The Virtuous woman chapter Proverbs 31
11. The Majesty of God chapter Isaiah 40
12. The Great invitation chapter Isaiah 55
13. The Story of Jonah and the great fish
chapters Jonah
1-4
14. The Sermon on the Mount chapters Matthew
5-7
15. The Sower and seed chapter Matthew 13
16. The Protection of the sheep chapter John 10
17. The Comfort chapters John 14;
2Corinthians 1
18. The Abiding chapter John 15
19. The Justification chapter Romans 5
20. The Sanctification chapter Romans 6
21. The Glorification chapter Romans 8
22. The Marriage chapter 1 Corinthians 7
23. The Gifts chapter 1 Corinthians 12
24. The Love chapter 1 Corinthians 13
25. The Speaking in Tongues
chapter 1
Corinthians 14
26. The Resurrection chapter 1 Corinthians 15
27. The Fruit of the Spirit chapter Galatians 5
28. The Faith chapter Hebrews 11
29. The Chastisement chapter Hebrews 12
30. The Tongue chapter James 3
31. The Reason for suffering chapter 1 Peter 4
32. The Fellowship chapter 1 John 1
33. The Great Love of God and ours chapter
1John
4
34. The Warning of false teachers chapter
Jude
35. The Letter to the seven churches
chapters Revelation
2-3
36. The Judgment's Day Chapters
Revelation
20-22
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BIBLE STATISTICS:
Number of books in the Bible: 66
Chapters: 1,189
Verses: 31,101
Words: 783,137
Letters: 3,566,480
Number of promises given in the Bible: 1,260
Commands: 6,468
Predictions: over 8,000
Fulfilled prophecy: 3,268 verses
Unfulfilled prophecy: 3,140
Number of questions: 3,294
Longest name: Mahershalalhashbaz (Isaiah 8:1)
Longest verse: Esther 8:9 (78 words)
Shortest verse: John 11:35 (2 words: "Jesus
wept").
Middle books: Micah and Nahum
Middle verse: Psalm 118:8
Middle chapter: Psalm 117
Shortest chapter (by number of words): Psalm 117 (by number of words)
Longest book: Psalms (150 chapters)
Shortest book (by number of words): 3 John
Longest chapter: Psalm 119 (176 verses)
Number of times the word "God" appears:
4,379
Number of times the word "Lord"
appears: 7,738
Number of languages the Bible has been translated into: over 1,439 (2003)
Written by Approximately 40 Authors
Written over a period of 1,600 years
Written over 40 generations
Written in three languages: Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic
Written on three continents: Europe, Asia and
Africa (Middle East)
Written in different locations: wilderness, dungeon, palace, prison,
in exile, at home
Written by men from all occupations: kings, peasants, doctors,
fishermen, tax collectors, scholars, etc.
Written in different times: war, peace, poverty, prospeirty, freedom
and slavery
Written in different moods: heights of joy to the depths of dispair
Written in harmonious agreement on a widely diverse range of
subjects and doctrines
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OLD TESTAMENT STATISTICS:
Number of books: 39
Chapters: 929
Verses: 23,114
Words: 602,585
Letters: 2,278,100
17 Historical books
5 Poetical books
17 Prophetical books
Middle book: Proverbs
Middle chapter: Job 20
Middle verses: 2 Chronicles 20:17,18
Smallest book: Obadiah
Shortest verse: 1 Chronicles 1:25
Longest verse: Esther 8:9
Longest chapter: Psalms 119
Largest book: Psalms
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NEW TESTAMENT STATISTICS:
Number of books: 27
Chapters: 260
Verses: 7,957
Words: 180,552
Letters: 838,380
4 Gospels
1 Historical book
22 Epistles
Middle book: 2 Thessalonians
Middle chapters: Romans 8, 9
Middle verse: Acts 27:17
Smallest book: 3 John
Shortest verse: John 11:35
Longest verse: Revelation 20:4
Longest chapter: Luke 1
Largest book: Luke
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The ten longest books in the Bible:
1. Psalms 150 chapters, 2,461 verses, 43,743 words
2. Jeremiah 52 chapters, 1,364 verses, 42,659 words
3. Ezekiel 48 chapters, 1,273 verses, 39,407 words
4. Genesis 50 chapters, 1,533 verses, 38,267 words
5. Isaiah 66 chapters, 1,292 verses, 37,044 words
6. Numbers 36 chapters, 1,288 verses, 32,902 words
7. Exodus 40 chapters, 1,213 verses, 32,602 words
8. Deuteronomy 34 chapters, 959 verses, 28,461 words
9. 2 Chronicles 36 chapters, 822 verses, 26,074 words
10. Luke 24 chapters, 1,151 verses, 25,944 words
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The ten shortest books in the Bible:
1. 3 John 1 chapter, 14 verses, 299 words
2. 2 John 1 chapter, 13 verses, 303 words
3. Philemon 1 chapter, 25 verses, 445 words
4. Jude 1 chapter, 25 verses, 613 words
5. Obadiah 1 chapter, 21 verses, 670 words
6. Titus 3 chapters, 46 verses, 921 words
7. 2 Thessalonians 3 chapters, 47 verses, 1,042 words
8. Haggai 2 chapters, 38 verses, 1,131 words
9. Nahum 3 chapters, 47 verses, 1,285 words
10. Jonah 4 chapters, 48 verses, 1,321 words
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The ten Old Testament books most referred to in the New Testament:
l. Isaiah referred to 419 times in 23 New Testament books
2. Psalms referred to 414 times in 23 books
3. Genesis referred to 260 times in 21 books
4. Exodus referred to 250 times in 19 books
5. Deuteronomy referred to 208 times in 21 books
6. Ezekiel referred to 141 times in 15 books
7. Daniel referred to 133 times in 17 books
8. Jeremiah referred to 125 times in 17 books
9. Leviticus referred to 107 times in 15 books
10. Numbers referred to 73 times in 4 books
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The ten New Testament books containing material from
the greatest number of Old Testament books:
1. Revelation material from 32 Old Testament books
2. Luke material from 31 Old Testament books
3. John material from 26 Old Testament books
4. Acts material from 25 Old Testament books
5. Mark material from 24 Old Testament books
6. Romans material from 23 Old Testament books
7. Hebrews material from 21 Old Testament books
8. 1 Corinthians material from 18 Old Testament books
9. James material from 17 Old Testament books
10. 1 Peter material from 15 Old Testament books
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The ten Old Testament verses most frequently cited in
the New Testament:
1. Psalm 110:1 quoted 18 times (Matt. 22:44; 26:64; Mark 12:36;
14:62; 16:19; Luke 20:42-43; 22:69; Acts 2:34-35; Rom. 8:34;
1 Cor. 15:25; Eph. 1:20; Col, 3:1; Heb. 1:3, 13; 8:1; 10:12-13;12:2)
2. Ezekiel 1:26-28 quoted 12 times (Rev. 4:2-3, 9-10; 5:1, 7, 13;
6:16; 7:10, 15; 19:14; 21:5)
3. Daniel 12:1 quoted 11 times (Matt. 24:21; Mark 13:19; Phil. 4:3;
Jude 9; Rev. 3:5; 7:14; 12:7; 13:8; 16:18; 17:8; 20:12)
4. Isaiah 6:1 quoted 11 times (Rev. 4:2, 9-10; 5:1, 7, 13; 6:16;
7:10, 15; 19:4; 21:5)
5. 2 Chronicles 18:18; Psalm 47:8; and 1 Kings 22:19 - each quoted
11 times (Rev. 4:2, 9-10; 5:1, 7, 13; 6:16; 7:10, 15; 19:4; 21:5)
6. Psalm 2:quoted 10 times (Matt. 3:17; 17:5; Mark 1:11; 9:7;
Luke 3:22; 9:35; John 1:49; Acts 13:33; Heb. 1:5; 5:5)
7. Isaiah 53:7 quoted 10 times (Matt. 26:63; 27:12, 14;
Mark 14:60-61; 15:4-5; 1 Cor. 5:7; 1 Pet. 2:23; Rev. 5:6, 12; 13:8)
8. Amos 3:13 quoted 10 times (Rev. 1:8; 4:8, 13; 11:17; 15:3;
16:7, 14; 19:6, 15; 21:22)
9. Amos 4:13 quoted 10 times (2 Cor. 6:18; Rev. 1:8; 4:8; 11:17;
15:3; 16:7, 14; 19:6, 15; 21:22)
10. Leviticus 19:18 quoted 10 times (Matt. 5:43; 19:19; 22:39;
Mark 12:31, 33; Luke 10:27; Rom. 12:19; 13:9; Gal. 5:14; James 2:8)
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Old Testament events and quotes found in the New Testament
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The New Testament writers refer to at least 161 Old Testament events
and quote from over 246 Old Testament passages. Some of these
events and passages are as follows:
Old Testament events referred to in the New Testament
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Of the 161 events, 22 of the more important ones are listed here:
a. Creation (Gen. 1:1; Heb, 11:3)
b. Man made in God's image (Gen. 1:26; 1 Cor. 11:7)
c. God resting (Gen. 2:2-3; Heb. 4:4)
d. The institution of marriage (Gen. 2:24; Matt. 19:4-6)
e. The fall (Gen. 3:6-8; Rom. 5:12-19)
f. The murder of Abel (Gen. 4:8; 1 John 3:12)
g. Enochs translation (Gen. 5:21-24; Heb. 11:5)
h. The ark of Noah (Gen. 6:14-16; 7:1-12; Luke 17:26-27; 2 Pet. 3:6)
i. The call of Abraham (Gen. 12:1; Heb. 11:8)
j. The meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek (Gen. 14:18-20; Heb. 7:1-4)
k. The destruction of Sodom (Gen. 19; Matt. 11:24; Luke 17:32)
1. Isaac's birth (Gen. 19:26; Gal. 4:23)
m. The offering up of Isaac (Gen. 22:10; Heb. 11:17-19)
n. The burning bush (Exod. 3:2; Luke 20:37; Acts 7:30)
o. The Exodus (Exod. 12-14; Acts 7:36; Heb. 11:29; 1 Cor. 10:1)
p. The giving of manna (Exod. 16:15; John 6:31)
q. The giving of the law (Exod. 20; Gal. 3:19)
r. The serpent of brass (Num. 21:8-9; John 3:14)
s. Elijah and the drought (1 Kings 17; Luke 4:25; James 5:17)
t. The healing of Naaman (2 Kings 5:14; Luke 4:27)
u. Daniel in the lions den (Dan. 6:22; Heb. 11:33)
v. Jonah in the belly of the fish (Jon. 1:17; Matt. 12:40; 16:4)
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Old Testament passages referred to in the New Testament:
a. Be ye holy, for I am holy (Lev. 11:44; 1 Pet. 1:16).
b. I will never leave thee nor forsake thee (Josh. 1:5; Heb. 13:5).
c. Be ye angry and sin not (Psa. 4:4; Eph. 4:26).
d. There is none righteous, no not one (Psa. 14:1; Rom. 3:10).
e. Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth (Prov. 3:12; Heb. 12:6).
f. God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes (Isa. 25:8; Rev. 21:4).
g. Death is swallowed up in victory (Hos. 13:14; 1 Cor. 15:54).
h. I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh (Joel 2:28; Acts 2:17).
i. Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved
(Joel 2:32; Rom. 10:13).
J The earth is the LORDs and the fulness thereof
(Psa. 24:1; 1 Cor. 10:26).
k. My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord
(Prov. 3:11; Heb. 12:5).
1. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord
(Psa. 118:26; Matt. 21:9).
m. Charity covereth a multitude of sins (Prov. 10:12; 1 Pet. 4:8).
n. How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel
(Isa. 52:7; Rom. 10:15).
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The Authors of the Bible:
1. Moses wrote Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy,
and Psalm 90.
2. Joshua wrote the book named after him.
3. Job may have written his own story.
4. Samuel may have written Judges, Ruth, and 1 Samuel.
5 David wrote most of the Psalms (2 Sam. 23:2).
6. Sons of Korah wrote Psalms 42, 44-49, 84-85, 87.
7. Asaph wrote Psalms 50, 73-83.
8. Heman wrote Psalm 88.
9. Ethan wrote Psalm 89.
10. Hezekiah wrote Psalms 120-123. 128-130, 132, 134 136 (Isa. 38:20).
11. Solomon wrote Psalms 72, 127, Proverbs 1 29, Ecclesiastes,
Song of Solomon.
12. Agur wrote Proverbs 30.
13. Lemuel wrote Proverbs 31.
14. Jeremiah wrote Jeremiah, probably Lamentations,
and possibly 1 and 2 Kings.
15. Ezra wrote Ezra and possibly 1 and 2 Chronicles and 2 Samuel.
16. Mordecai may have written Esther.
17. Luke wrote Acts as well as the Gospel of Luke.
18. John wrote the Gospel of John, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John,
and Revelation.
19. Paul wrote Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians,
Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians,
1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon.
20. Apollos may have written Hebrews.
21. The books of Old Testament prophecy were written by
the prophets whose names they bear. The New Testament Epistles
and Gospels, with the exceptions noted above, were also named
after their authors.
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Most Mentioned Men in the Bible:
David, mentioned 1118 times
Moses, 740
Aaron, 339
Saul, 338
Abraham, 306
Soloman, 295
Jacob, 270
Joseph, 208
Joshua, 197
Paul, 185
Peter, 166
Joab, 137
Jeremiah, 136
Samuel, 135
Isaac, 127
Jesus, of course, is mentioned more than anyone else in the Scriptures
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Summary of all the TEMPLES: (Date
is approximated)
Solomons temple: Built: 982
B.C. - 975 B.C. -- Destroyed: 586 B.C.
Zerubbabels temple: Built: 539 B.C.
- 516 B.C. -- Destroyed: 19 B.C.
Herods temple: Built: 19 B.C. -- Destroyed:
70 A.D.
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Important B.C. and A.D. Biblical Dates
B.C. dates:
1. 2165 B.C. Birth of Abram (Gen. 11:26)
2. 2090 Abram enters Canaan (Gen. 12)
3. 2066 Destruction of Sodom (Gen. 19)
4. 2065 Birth of Isaac (Gen. 21)
5. 2045? Sacrifice of Isaac on Mount Moriah (Gen, 22)
6. 2025 Marriage of Isaac and Rebekah (Gen. 24)
7. 2005 Birth of Esau and Jacob (Gen. 25)
8. 1990 Death of Abraham (Gen. 25)
9. c. 1990? Life of Job (Job)
10. 1928 Jacob deceives his father, Isaac, and flees to Haran (Gen. 27)
11. 1920 Marriage of Jacob to Leah and Rachel (Gen. 29:28)
12. 1897 Joseph is sold into Egypt (Gen. 37)
13. 1884 Joseph is exalted by Pharaoh (Gen. 41)
14. 1875 Jacob and his family enter Egypt (Gen. 46)
15. 1858 Death of Jacob (Gen. 49)
16. 1804 Death of Joseph; Israel enjoys prosperity for 75 years
(Gen. 50; Exod. 1:1-7)
17. 1730 Egyptian oppression begins (Exod. 1:8 12:42)
18. 1525 Birth of Moses (Exod. 2:1-4)
19. 1485 Moses flees Egypt (Exod. 2:11-15)
20. 1445 Moses returns to Egypt (Exod. 4:20)
21. 1445 The Exodus (Exod. 12-15)
22. June 15, 1445 Arrival at Mount Sinai (Exod. 19:1)
23. 1444-1405 Wandering in wilderness (Num. 15:1 Deut. 34)
24. October 7, 1405 Death of Moses (Deut. 34:1-7)
25. April 10, 1404 The crossing of the Jordan (Josh. 1:5)
26. 1404-1397 The conquering of Canaan (Josh. 6-12)
27. 1390 Death of Joshua (Josh. 23 24)
28. 1374-1334 Judgeship of Othniel (Judg. 3:7-11)
29. 1316-1236 Judgeship of Ehud (Judg. 3:12-14)
30. 1216 1176 Judgeship of Deborah and Barak (Judg. 4-5)
31. 1169 1129 Judgeship of Gideon (Judg. 6-8)
32. c. 1150? Life of Ruth (Ruth)
33. c. 1087 Judgeship of Jephthah (Judg. 11-12)
34. c. 1069 Judgeship of Samson (Judg. 13 16)
35. c. 1107 Judgeship of Eli (1 Sam. 1 4)
36. 1105 Birth of Samuel (1 Sam. 1:19-20)
37. 1043 Saul anointed first king of Israel by Samuel (1 Sam. 10)
38. 1025 The anointing of David (1 Sam. 16)
39. 1011 Death of Saul (1 Sam. 31)
40. 1011 Reign of David over one tribe begins (2 Sam. 2:4)
41. 1005 Jerusalem becomes the capital (2 Sam. 2:4)
42. 1004 Reign of David over all Israel begins (2 Sam. 5:3)
43. 971 Death of David (1 Kings 2:10)
44. 971 Reign of Solomon begins (1 Kings 1:39)
45. 959 Completion of the temple (1 Kings 6:38)
46. 931 Kingdom splits into two kingdoms, Israel and Judah, after Solomons death (1 Kings 12)
47. 874 The reign of Ahab begins in Israel (1 Kings 16 22)
48. 860-852 The ministry of Elijah (1 Kings 17 19, 21; 2 Kings 1 2)
49. 852-795 The ministry of Elisha (2 Kings 2-9, 13)
50. 850 Book of Obadiah
51. 848 Book of Joel
52. 785 Book of Jonah
53. 760 Book of Amos
54. 758 Book of Hosea
55. 739 Book of Isaiah
56. 735 Book of Micah
57. 721 The capture of the Northern Kingdom by the Assyrians
(2 Kings 17)
58. 716 Reign of Hezekiah begins (2 Kings 18 21)
59. 701 Jerusalem saved from the Assyrians by the angel of the Lord
(2 Kings 19)
60. 697 Reign of Manasseh begins (2 Kings 21)
61. 650 Book of Nahum
62. 641 Reign of Josiah begins (2 Kings 22 23)
63. 640 Book of Zephaniah
64. 636 605 The ministry of Daniel (Dan.)
65. 627 Book of Jeremiah
66. 612 Fall of Nineveh
67. 608 Book of Habakkuk
68. 605 The first siege of Jerusalem; Daniel taken (2 Kings 24)
69. 597 The second siege of Jerusalem; Ezekiel taken (2 Kings 24)
70. 593 560 The ministry of Ezekiel (Ezek.)
71. 587 Third siege of Jerusalem (2 Kings 24)
72. 587 Fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians (2 Kings 25)
73. 586 The Book of Lamentations
74. October 29, 539 The fall of Babylon to Persia (Dan. 5)
75. 538 The edict of Cyrus for the Jews return to Judea (Ezra 1)
76. 536 First return to Judea under Zerubbabel (Ezra 1-6)
77. June 535 Work on the temple begun (Ezra 3)
78. 520 Ministry of Haggai (Ezra 5:1; Hag.)
79. 520 Ministry of Zechariah (Ezra 5:1; Zech.)
80. February 18, 516 Work on temple completed (Ezra 6:15)
81. 478 Esther becomes queen of Persia (Esther 2)
82. March 455 Second return to Judea under Ezra (Ezra 7:10)
83. September 444 The walls of Jerusalem are completed (Neh. 6:15)
84. 437 Ministry of Malachi
85. 425 Completion of the Old Testament
86. 331 323 Career of Alexander the Great
87. 260 Translation of the Old Testament into Greek (The Septuagint)
88. 175 169 Reign of Antiochus Epiphanes, who defiled the temple
89. 166 Revolt of the Maccabees, Jewish freedom fighters
90. 164 Roman general Pompey conquers Jerusalem
91. 40 Herod the Great appointed king
92. 20 Herod begins enlarging the second temple
93. 5 Birth of John the Baptist (Luke 1:57-60)
94. 5 Birth of Jesus Christ (Luke 2:1-20)
95. 4 Visit of the wise men (Matt. 2:1-12)
96. 4 Flight into Egypt (Matt. 2:13-15)
97. 4 Slaughter of the innocent Bethlehem babies (Matt. 2:16)
98. 4 Death of Herod (Matt. 2:19)
99. 4 Journey from Egypt to Nazareth (Matt. 2:20-23)
A.D. dates:
1. A.D. 8 Temple discussion when Christ was 12 (Luke 2:41-52)
2. 26 Baptism of Christ (Matt. 3:16-17)
3. 28 Choosing of the Twelve (Matt. 10:1-4)
4. Spring 29 Death of John the Baptist (Matt. 14:1-12)
5. Fall 29 Feast of Tabernacles message (John 7:14-39)
6. Winter 29 Lazarus raised (John 11:1-46)
7. April, 30 Death and resurrection of Christ (Matt. 27 28)
8. May, 30 Ascension of Christ (Acts 1)
9. June, 30 Pentecost (Acts 2)
10. 31 Death of Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1-11)
11. 32 Seven deacons selected (Acts 6:1-7)
12. 34 Martyrdom of Stephen (Acts 6:8 7:60)
13. 35 Conversion of Paul (Acts 9:1-7)
14. 37 Pauls first visit in Jerusalem as a believer (Acts 9:26-29; Gal. 1:18)
15. 40 Conversion of Cornelius (Acts 10)
16. 42 Antioch ministry of Paul and Barnabas (Acts 11:19-30)
17. 44 Martyrdom of the Apostle James (Acts 12:1-2)
18. 45 Letter of James
19. 47 Beginning of Pauls first missionary journey (Acts 13:1-3)
20. 49 Completion of first missionary journey (Acts 14:26)
21. 49 Letter to the Galatians
22. 49 Jerusalem Council (Acts 15)
23. 50 Beginning of Pauls second missionary journey (Acts 15:40-41)
24. 51 First Letter to the Thessalonians
25. 52 Second Letter to the Thessalonians
26. 52 Completion of second missionary journey (Acts 18:22)
27. 53 Beginning of Pauls third missionary journey (Acts 18:23)
28. 55 First Letter to the Corinthians
29. 56 Second Letter to the Corinthians
30. 57 Letter to the Romans
31. 57 Completion of third missionary journey (Acts 21:15)
32. 57 Arrest of Paul in Jerusalem (Acts 21:27)
33. 57 Beginning of Paul's imprisonment in Caesarea (Acts 23:33)
34. 59 Pauls voyage to Rome (Acts 27:1 28:15)
35. 60 Pauls arrival in Rome (Acts 28:16)
36. 60 Beginning of Pauls first Roman imprisonment (Acts 28:16)
37. 60 Letter to the Ephesians
38. 60 Letter to the Colossians
39. 61 Letter to Philemon
40. 61 Letter to the Philippians
41. 61 Gospel of Luke
42. 61 Book of Acts
43. 61 Letter to the Hebrews
44. 62 Paul released from first Roman imprisonment (Philem. 22)
45. 62 Martyrdom of James, the Lords brother
46. 62 First Letter to Timothy
47. 64 Letter to Titus
48. 64 First Letter of Peter
49. 65 Second Letter of Peter
50. 65 Martyrdom of Peter
51. 65 Gospel of Matthew
52. 65 Gospel of Mark
53. 66 Final Roman imprisonment of Paul (2 Tim. 1:8)
54. 66 Jewish revolt against Rome
55. 67 Second Letter to Timothy
56. 67 Martyrdom of Paul
57. 70 Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans
58. 85 Letter of Jude
59. 90 Gospel of John
60. 92 First, Second, and Third Letters of John
61. 95 Book of Revelation, signifying completion of New Testament
(Rev. 22:21)
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The Septuagint, a translation into Greek, was made in Egypt 285 B.C.
The first complete English translation was by Wicklif, A.D.
1380.
The first French translation, in 1160.
The first German, in 1460;
The first American edition was printed at Boston in 1752.
The oldest MS. of the Bible in the British Museum is the Codex Alexandrnus. Parts of the New Testament are omitted.
The Codex Vaticnus is the oldest in the Vatican Library at Rome.
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(As of December 2003)
Of the 6,809 languages on earth
405 Languages with adequate whole Bible
1034 Languages with adequate New Testament
864 Languages with at least one book of Scripture
1,410 Translation programs in progress
4,147 Languages with no Scriptures
Where are all the languages on earth?
31% Africa
30% Asia
20% Pacific
15% Americas
3% Europe
1% Middle East
Of the 6.3 billion people on earth
1 billion adults are non-literate
Of the 1 billion adults who cannot read
2/3 are women 1/3 are men
98% of non-literates live in developing countries
50% of non-literates live in India & China
Literacy rate on the African continent: 50% -- Illiteracy in Africa: 50%
43% of all non-literates speak "lesser-known" (indigenous) languages
57% of non-literates speak major languages
27% of adults can't read
Are literacy and income related?
$12,600 Per capita income in countries with literacy rates above 96%
$3,700 Per capita income in countries with literacy rates of 85 to 95%
$2,400 Per capita income in countries with literacy rates of 55 to 84%
$600 Per capita income in countries with literacy rates of less than 55%
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-- John 1:1-5
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was
with God,
and the Word was God.
2 He was with God in the Beginning.
3 Through Him all things were Made;
without Him nothing was Made that has been Made.
4 In Him was Life, and that Life was the Light of men.
5 The Light shines in the darkness,
but the darkness has not understood it.
-- John 5:39
You Diligently Study the Scriptures because you think that
by Them you Possess Eternal Life.
These are the Scriptures that Testify about
Me.
-- Luke 24:44
He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you:
Everything must be Fulfilled that is written about Me in
the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms."
-- Romans 1:2
This Gospel was Promised long ago by God through
His Prophets in the Holy Scriptures.
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-- Hebrews 4:12-14
12 For the Word of God is Living 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.
13 Nothing in all creation is Hidden from Gods Sight Everything is
Uncovered and laid bare before the Eyes of Him to whom we must
Give account.
14 Therefore, since we have a Great High Priest who has gone through
the Heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us Hold
Firmly to the Faith
we Profess.
-- 2 Peter 1:19-21
19 And we have the word of the prophets made more Certain,
and you will do well to Pay Attention to It, as to a
Light shining in
a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star
Rises in
your hearts.
20 Above all, you must Understand that no Prophecy of Scripture
came about by the prophets own Interpretation.
21 For Prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men
spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
-- Matthew 5:18
I tell you the truth, until heaven and
earth disappear,
not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will
by any
means disappear from the Law until everything is
Accomplished.
-- Revelation 22:18-21
18 I warn everyone who hears the Words of the
Prophecy of this Book:
If anyone Adds anything to Them, God will add to
him the plagues
described in this Book.
19 And if anyone Takes Words Away from this Book of Prophecy,
God will take away from him his share in the Tree
of Life and in
the Holy City, which are described in this Book.
20 He who is the Faithful Witness to all these Things says,
"Yes, I am coming soon!" Amen! Come, Lord
Jesus!
21 The Grace of the Lord Jesus be with Gods people. Amen.
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