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What makes the Bible so amazing, special and important?

There has never been a book written in the same way as the Bible!

The Bible was written by over 40 authors…
who wrote from 3 different continents: Asia, Africa and Europe…
in many different places: wilderness, prison, traveling, islands…
at different times; covering a span of 1,500 years…
who did different kinds of jobs: fishermen, kings, shepherd, a herdsman, a politician, a doctor, a tax collector, a rabbinical scholar and more.

They all wrote about the same thing, and without contradictions!

How many books have you read at school or the library?

The Bible is very different from all of them.

The Bible is very old, it was written over a time period of approximately 1,500 years!
While it is very old, the Bible is still relevant for today.
It is the most widely read book ever, the all-time Best Selling Book!
Many people, and several governments, have attempted to keep people from reading the Bible, but the results are always the same…
The Bible is the most loved book of all time.
There are more translations of the Bible into different languages than any other book.
There are more old, handwritten copies of the Bible still in existence than any other old writing.

Do you know how the books of the Bible are organized?

The Bible is split into 66 smaller books. The Old Testament (time before the birth of Jesus Christ) contains 39 books, The New Testament (the time after the birth of Jesus Christ) contains 27 books, 39+27=66.
Every form of literature is represented someplace in the Bible (stories, songs, allegories, poetry, prose and more)

Which of these Bible stories are your favorites?

Noah and the Ark—a huge flood sent to cover the entire world because of sin. God saved Noah, his family and at least two of every kind of air-breathing, land animals. (Genesis 6-9 | summary) | coloring page | wordsearch

(How many people survived the Flood?)
The crossing of the Red Sea—The nation of Israel was trapped with the Red Sea in front of them and the attacking Egyptian army behind them. God parted the entire Red sea and led the people to safety while the entire army of Egypt was drown in the water. (Exodus 14)
The battle of Jericho—the people of Israel marched around a city with huge walls, they blew their trumpets and God caused the walls of the city to fall in. (Joshua 6)

Is there scientific evidence that the walls of Jericho really fell?
David and Goliath—a boy challenged the mightiest warrior in all the land to battle. With God's help he killed the giant. (I Samuel 17)
The fiery-furnace—three young men obey God, even when threatened by a King. They were thrown into a furnace full of fire and were not hurt, their cloths didn't even smell like smoke. (Daniel 3 | Coloring pages: entering, saved)
Daniel in the den of lions—He was thrown into a pit of hungry lions, but God protected Daniel and he wasn't hurt. (Daniel 6 | coloring page)
Esther made queen—a beautiful Jewish girl is selected to be the queen for the most powerful king in the world. God uses the queen to protect the Jews from harm. (Esther 1-10)
Loaves and fishes—a boy shared his small lunch with over 5,000 people, by the end of the lunch, everyone was full and there was lots of food left over. (John 6:1-14)

…and there are many, many, more wonderful stories in the Bible! (read a summary with video)

More amazing facts

A special company in a large army was formed for 700 left handed men, the best soldiers in all the land. (Judges 20:16)
The Bible tells about a time when the sun actually stood still in the sky for about one day. (Joshua 10:13)
Another time, the sun went backwards in the sky. (Isaiah 38:8)

What happened and how?
The world’s oldest living man, Methuselah, lived to be 969 years old. (Genesis 5:27)

Who is Methuselah?
There have been two men in the Bible who never died, but went to be with God. (Genesis 5:24; 2 Kings 2:11)
Solomon married 700 wives. (I Kings 11:3)

Does the God approve of so many wives? Answer