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nformation about the Bible which many people do not know.
The Bible is a book full of treasures for those willing to look for them. It offers
historical information, God's gift of salvation, advice for living pure lives, moving poetry, comfort and encouragement for suffering people, and much more. This section is a partial list of some of the interesting
facts found in the Bible.
The Bible has 66 books, 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament. It is composed of the writings of more than 30 different authors, who wrote during a time span of approximately 1500 years. The total
number of verses in both Testaments is 30,442.
God permits Adam and Eve to eat freely of any tree in the Garden of Eden, except the tree of knowledge of good and evil (Gen. 2:16-17). However, they disobey this order and succumb to the serpent's temptation. They
eat of the forbidden fruit, thereby gaining a knowledge of good and evil, injecting themselves into an ongoing struggle between God and Satan (i.e., the serpent; Rev. 12:9), and taking upon themselves the
characteristics of this struggle between the goodness of God and the evil of Satan
In the New Testament Jesus says that he is the Messiah proclaimed in the Old Testament (Lk. 22:67-70), and fulfilment of these prophecies is declared (Lk. 4:17-21). There are other Old Testament prophecies about the
Messiah; according to some, there are as many as 300. The Open Bible lists 38.
The new covenant presages a new beginning the ultimate in God's relationship with his covenant-people. He will be their God, and they will be his people. There will be peace in the land, and the great prophet, like
Moses, will lead mankind into all the right paths (Dt. 18:15-18). This prophet is the Messiah (Dan. 9:25). David and other psalmists speak of him (Ps. 2; 8:5; 16:10; 45; 72; 110; 118:22-26), and the words of
the prophets are specific: he will be born of a virgin (Isa. 7:14) in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2); he will be of David's line (Isa. 11:1-5, 10; Jer. 23:5); and, as God's son, he will also be "the mighty God,
everlasting Father, prince of peace" (Isa. 9:6; Dan. 9:25) and "son of man" (Dan. 7:13). He will be a humble king who will come riding upon a "colt, the foal of an ass," bringing salvation
to the people (Zech. 9:9). Being prince, shepherd (Ezek. 34:23-24), and servant, yet righteous judge (Isa. 11:1-5; 52:13-15), he will be rejected (Isa. 53:3) and sold for 30 pieces of silver (Zech. 11:12). He
will be slain, bearing the sins of many and being counted among wrongdoers (Isa. 53:12). But he will rise again and make intercession for the transgressors (Isa. 53:10-12). [NOTE: The Hebrew word
"mashiach," which is rendered "messiah" in English, and the Greek word "christos," from which comes the word "Christ," both have the same meaning, namely, "anointed one.
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