If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. With nearly 1500 bible versions available across over languages, api. I figured this because the book has 150 psalms, and the runnerup in chapter count would have been isaiah, with a meager 66 chaptersthats less than half of what psalms has. It would easy to combine multiple books into a single, or split a single book into multiples.
Quoted source worlds largest bible housed at acu the christian chronicle image source. Below i have written each category as a whole and after that in the new testaments and the old testaments. No other bible store has such a complete selection of kjv bibles, as well as spanish rvr bibles and biblically based books and supplies. What is the length of books in the bible from smallest to. Gracie gibson views what is described as the worlds largest bible. The ten shortest books in the bible 3 john 1 chapter, 14 verses, 299 words 2 john 1 chapter, verses, 303 words philemon 1 chapter, 25 verses, 445 words jude 1 chapter, 25 verses, 6 words obadiah 1 chapter, 21 verses, 670 words titus 3 chapters. Bible offers the largest collection of bibles available. It is housed at the abilene christian university library in texas. Consider these points, at something like 43,000 words psalms is the longest book in the bible.
The bible is a compilation of many shorter books written at different times by a variety of authors. Hcsb largeprint compact biblesoft leatherlook, pink with magnetic flap. The worlds smallest book a large print edition by robert. Im going reading the list of the shortest to the longest books of the bible. But since those arent part of the original, and because some books may have. The fourth shortest book of the bible, and shortest book of the entire old testament, is obadiah with 440 hebrew words. Can you list the books of the bible from shortest to. Esv 1 the book of the genealogy of jesus christ, the son of david, the son of abraham. Quoted source worlds largest bible housed at acu the christian chronicle image source worlds largest bible. Compiling a list of longest novels yields different results depending on whether pages, words or characters are counted. Who arranged the order of the new testament books and and. We will also include in the offer a leaf from the 1896 bryce bible, h2064, the smallest english bible to ever come off a printing press at that time, measuring approximately 1 34 x 1 14. Thirty years later in 1900, a print copy of the text came out in a set of 38 volumes in royal octavo size of about 400 pages each in great primer type. List of books in the bible from shortest to longest believers portal.
Ripley of hanthawaddy press, claimed that his books were true copies of the pitaka. A oneofakind collection of bible facts baker books, 2008. In keeping with its 25th anniversary, bible gateway has designed an infographic of 25 extremes in the bible for your entertainment and education some content taken from merediths complete book of bible lists. Word counts on every book of the bible from longest to shortest 1 jeremiah 33,002 2 genesis 32,046 3 psalms 30,147 4 ezekiel 29,918 5 exodus 25,957 6 isaiah 25,608 7 numbers 25,048 8 deuteronomy 23,008 9. Jun 07, 2018 in keeping with its 25th anniversary, bible gateway has designed an infographic of 25 extremes in the bible for your entertainment and education some content taken from merediths complete book of bible lists. So i just ordered another one and this time in black. The book of psalms holds the unique distinction of containing both the largest and smallest bible chapters in terms of verses and words. List of books in the bible from shortest to longest. Well, heres every book of the bible, lined up from shortest to longest, with word counts. In fact, the shortest books of the bible are shorter than this blog post.
Psalm 118 is the chapter located at the center of the bible. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of. Books of the bible ordered by length cool tools for catholics. The fifth shortest book of the bible is jude with a count of 461 words. Photo by grant rampy with our recent story on the mostpopular bible translations among members of churches of christ, we included a. How can the books of the bible be listed from shortest to longest. All the largest bible books are in the old testament. The shortest book in the bibleold and new testaments is the third epistle of the apostle john 3 john. Should we use the number of individual letters characters or the number of words as a whole. Weve taken a look at the shortest books in the bible, but what about the longest book in the bible if youd asked me about it in sunday school, my answer would have been a quick, confident psalms. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Iii john has the fewest number of words of any book in the bible.
Specific editions of the bible such as the new international version niv or king james version kjv. Can you list the books of the bible from shortest to longest. The complete holy bible on an ultrafiche micro film slide printed by the ncr national cash register company. A giant value in a small package, the handy compact large print reference bible will lighten your load while enriching your study of scripture through helpful notes, references, book introductions, and more. Special thanks go to logos bible software for making the process of determining the shortest book of the bible by hebrew or greek word count much easier. I got 31 books left to count, going to take me a month. Number of books in the bible with chapter and verses all. Length of a book is typically associated with its sizespecifically page countleading many to assume the largest and thickest book equates to its length. I have often referred to the macklin bible as the largest bible ever printed. It is the largest english bible ever published in a single volume measuring approximately 14 x 21. Aug 05, 2017 the shortest book in the bible old and new testaments is the third epistle of the apostle john 3 john. As others have said psalms is the largest book in the bible. Psalms is often said to be the longest book in the bible because it has the most chapters, but a better indication of actual length is the number of words. Bible books by number of chapters quiz by tonmaster.
So much happened in gods eternal plan before jesus arrived. Hope the newer version whatever has changed since 06 will be good and built with better leather material, but somehow. If the calculation is based on the number of verses or the number of chapters or the number of pages, it is correct. The smallest bible in the world, complete the same bible our astronauts took to space. Word counts on every book of the bible from longest to shortest 1 jeremiah 33002 2 genesis 32046 3 psalms 30147 4. However, since it is actually 5 books combined into one, i would not consider it to be the longest. How can the books of the bible be listed from shortest to.
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Mini bible with raised detailing and jeweled inset contains a wealth of scripture verses for ready availability. Psalm 117, however, has only 2 verses and 33 words. Most resources claim that the book of psalms is the longest book in the old testament, and therefore the bible. May 22, 2015 the ten shortest books in the bible 3 john 1 chapter, 14 verses, 299 words 2 john 1 chapter, verses, 303 words philemon 1 chapter, 25 verses, 445 words jude 1 chapter, 25 verses, 6 words obadiah 1 chapter, 21 verses, 670 words titus 3 chapters. Who arranged the order of the new testament books and and is the order important. Psalm 119, as the biggest chapter, has 176 verses and 2,438 words. Even though psalms has more contributors than any other book of the bible, it turns out that two other books are much longer than psalms. Jerusalem nano bible jewelry the worlds tiniest bible. Unsure about size of book 3 john shortest book 2 john philemon jude obadiah titus haggai nahum jonah habbakuk 2 peter.
You can click on any book of the bible to read an overview of what its about. Im going reading the list of the shortest to the longest books of. Mar 04, 2011 gracie gibson views what is described as the worlds largest bible. And as regularly published bibles it is certainly one of the largest. This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher.
Worlds largest bible housed at acu the christian chronicle. Test your knowledge on this religion quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Here are the books of the bible, sorted from shortest to longest, for people who like to try reading the shorter books first. Many hail the 1800 macklin bible as the largest english bible in the world. Even beginning students quickly get a feel for how much larger in size the old testament is than the new. Jan 31, 2016 i have often referred to the macklin bible as the largest bible ever printed. Sign up now to receive bible gateways free exclusive 25 extremes in. Sep 06, 2016 most resources claim that the book of psalms is the longest book in the old testament, and therefore the bible.
Each stone tablet has its own roof and precious gem on top in a small cavelike structure of sinhalese relic casket type called kyauksa gu stone inscription cave in burmese, and they are arranged. I used logos bible software to find out which books are the longest, by original word count. What are the longest and shortest books of the bible. What is the largest bible in the world, and who owns it. Thomas nelsons compact large print reference bible presents the bible in a convenient, portable size with easytoread large print type.
Ive noticed astrics on certain books, what does that mean. The two smallest books of the bible with respect to smallest number of chapters and smallest number of words is 2 john and 3 john, respectively. The ten shortest books in the bible 3 john 1 chapter, 14 verses, 299 words 2 john 1 chapter, verses, 303 words philemon 1 chapter, 25 verses, 445 words jude 1 chapter, 25 verses, 6 words obadiah 1 chapter, 21 verses, 670. But waitwhat criteria should we use to determine the length of the books of the bible. It was printed in seven volumes each almost two feet tall and weighing a total of pounds. Aug 29, 2016 consider these points, at something like 43,000 words psalms is the longest book in the bible. Ii john is the smallest book in the bible least verses. The bible is a pretty long book, and that might give the impression that every book of the bible is long, too.
The longest book in the old testament when measuring by chapters is the book of psalms with 150 chapters and 2,461 verses. The bible as a whole has 66 books among which 39 are in the old testament and 27 are in the new testament. It is the largest massed produced bible ever printed. The holy books of world religions sacred texts in world. This sacred text is divided into two main sections, the old testament and the new testament which are then further divided into various books. Select books of the bible, not full text, good news translation gnt. What are the books of the bible from shortest to longest.
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