The Extensive Analysis of the Bible

The Bible is the Word of God. That statement is probably the most disputed of all statement. For one reason or the other, some people just want to reduce the Bible to mere collection of man’s writings. But the Bible itself testifies to the truth that it was indeed given by God.

How We Got the Bible

Every word written in the Bible is inspired by God (God-breathed). This is clearly stated in 2 Timothy 3:16 in addition to the roles of the Word of God in the life of the one who reads, believes, and obeys it:

2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

God gave us His words through inspiration. This statement in the above verse may not make much sense until you read more about it. The inspiration of the Word of God is directly connected to some people. We learn about these people in the following verse where they are referred to as “holy men of God”:

2 Peter 1:20-21 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

God inspired and moved these men to write exactly what He wanted written. The result of this is the Bible, the very Word of God, tried and true (Psalm 12:6), completed without errors and accompanied with God’s promise to preserve it for ever (Psalm 12:7).

Psalm 12:6-7 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

The Bible is the Book of Books. Each Book in the Bible has a beginning and end, as well as a central theme. Sadly, many people just see the Bible as a collection of verses that have no connection to one another. No wonder many verses are often taken out of context.

It took about 40 human writers over a period of about 1,500 years to write the entire content of the Bible. Many of these writers lived centuries apart, yet all the 66 Books harmonized to present the central theme of the Bible. The theme is to give us the knowledge of God and lead us to salvation through faith in Jesus Christ.

As a testimony to its influence and popularity, the Bible is the world best-selling and most printed and translated book in the history of mankind. No other book is even close!

Over six billion (6,000,000,000) copies of the Bible have been printed in the past two thousand (2,000) years. The entire Bible has been translated to over two hundred (200) languages with various portions of it translated into more than two thousand (2,000) languages.

The Bible is the Book that you definitely want to take seriously.

Note: The analysis below is based on the true and time-tested Authorized Version translation. Your translation details may vary.

One of the most obvious things in the Bible is its division into Old Testament (OT) and New Testament (NT). For proper interpretation and application of the Bible, It is important for the Christians to understand the differences and similarities between the two Testaments.

General Analysis

• Total Number of Books: 66 (OT: 39 | NT: 27)
• Total Number of Chapters: 1,189 (OT: 929 | NT: 260)
• Total Number of Verses: 31,102 (OT: 23,145 | NT: 7,957)
• Total Number of Words: 790,872 (OT: 610,304 | NT: 180,568)
• Total Number of Unique Words: 12,852 (OT: 10,863 | NT: 6,061 )
• Non-Stop Read-Aloud Time: About 70 hours, 15 minutes (OT: 52 hours, 40 minutes | NT: 17 hours, 35 minutes)

Chapter and Verse Analysis

• Book with the Most chapters: Psalms (150 Chapters)
• Book(s)with the Fewest Chapters: Obadiah; Philemon; 2 John; 3 John; Jude (1 Chapter each)
• Book with the Most Verses: Psalms (2,461 Verses)
• Book with the Fewest Verses: 2 John (13 Verses)
• Chapter with the Most Verses: Psalm 119 (176 Verses)
• Chapter with the Fewest Verses: Psalm 117 (2 Verses)

Word Analysis

• Book with the Most Words: Psalms (43,738 Words)
• Book with the Fewest Words: 3 John (294 Words)
• Chapter with the Most Words: Psalms 119 (2,445 Words)
• Chapter with the Fewest Words: Psalms 117 (33 Words)
• Verse with the Most Words: Esther 8:9 (90 Words)
• Verse with the Fewest Words: John 11:35 (2 Words: “Jesus wept”; see also 1 Thessalonians 5:16 “Rejoice evermore”)

Other Bible Fun Facts

• The First Statement: “In the beginning, God created…” (Genesis 1:1)
• The Last Word: “Amen” (Revelation 22:21)
• The Longest Word: Maher-shalal-hash-baz (Name in Isaiah 8:1)
• Shortest Name(s): Uz (Ge. 10:23); Er (Ge. 38:7); Og (Nu. 21:33); So (2 Ki. 17:4) and Ir (1 Chr. 7:12)
• The Two Angels named in the Bible: Gabriel and Michael.

The following are the Books of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible arranged by subject matter rather than chronologically.

Old Testament Books

Law (Pentateuch)

1. Genesis
2. Exodus
3. Leviticus
4. Numbers
5. Deuteronomy

History

1. Joshua
2. Judges
3. Ruth
4. 1 Samuel
5. 2 Samuel
6. 1 Kings
7. 2 Kings
8. 1 Chronicles
9. 2 Chronicles
10. Ezra
11. Nehemiah
12. Esther

Poetry

1. Job
2. Psalms
3. Proverbs
4. Ecclesiastes
5. Song of Solomon

Prophets (First 5 being the Major writers)

1. Isaiah
2. Jeremiah
3. Lamentations
4. Ezekiel
5. Daniel
6. Hosea
7. Joel
8. Amos
9.  Obadiah
10. Jonah
11. Micah
12. Nahum
13. Habakkuk
14. Zephaniah
15. Haggai
16. Zechariah
17. Malachi

New Testament Books

Gospels

1. Matthew
2. Mark
3. Luke
4. John

Early Church History (Acts)

1. Acts of the Apostles

Paul’s Epistles

1. Romans
2. 1 Corinthians
3. 2 Corinthians
4. Galatians
5. Ephesians
6. Philippians
7. Colossians
8. 1 Thessalonians
9. 2 Thessalonians
10. 1 Timothy
11. 2 Timothy
12. Titus
13. Philemon

General Epistles and Revelation

1. Hebrews
2. James
3. 1 Peter
4. 2 Peter
5. 1 John
6. 2 John
7. 3 John
8. Jude
9. Revelation

The Bible is true and will always be true (John 17:17) because God has promised to preserve His Words (Psalm 12:7). Since God is faithful and always keeps His promises, we can forever trust His Word, the Bible.

What will you do with the Bible this year? Do you know that the most rewarding time is the one you spend studying the Word of God? The makes the Bible the most important thing in this world and in this life! So, plan to make it worth your time. Study it. Believe it. Obey it. Pass it on!

Thank you for reading!