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THIS WEEKS BIBLE FACTS/TRIVIA/HUMOR
The Bible is the most famous and widely distributed book in history, but even people who grew up reading it are often surprised by how bizarre, dramatic, and culturally powerful its story really is. Over the centuries, the Bible has inspired wars, revolutions, masterpieces of art, blockbuster movies, and countless songs. It has also been censored, mistranslated, smuggled, stolen, and even printed with one of the most infamous typos ever made. From the legendary “Sinners’ Bible” that accidentally commanded people to commit adultery to the fact that no original biblical manuscripts still exist, these surprising Bible facts show why the world’s most influential book is also one of its strangest.
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One famous Bible accidentally printed “Thou shalt commit adultery.”
In 1631, printers in London accidentally left out the word “not” from the Seventh Commandment in a King James Bible, creating the infamous line:
“Thou shalt commit adultery.”
The misprinted edition became known as the “Sinners’ Bible.” Only a small number of copies are known to survive today.
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No original biblical manuscripts still exist.
None of the original handwritten versions of the Bible’s books, known as the autographs, have survived. Instead, what scholars work with are ancient copies, fragments, and later manuscripts, some separated from the originals by centuries.
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The Old Testament was written over a period of more than 1,000 years.
The Old Testament (or Hebrew Bible) developed over a very long period, with its earliest traditions stretching back many centuries before the time of Christ.
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The New Testament was written much more quickly than the Old Testament.
Most scholars believe the New Testament was written within roughly 50 to 75 years, making it a far more compressed body of writing than the Old Testament.
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The word “Bible” comes from the Greek phrase "ta biblia".
The word “bible” is from the Greek ta biblia, which means “the scrolls” or “the books.” The word is derived from the ancient city of Byblos, which was the official supplier of paper products to the ancient world.[1]
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The Bible helped shape three major world religions.
The Bible is central to Christianity, foundational to Judaism through the Hebrew Scriptures, and highly influential in Islam, where many biblical figures also appear in the Qur’an.