Now, with the rise of the emergent crowd, the growth of theological liberalism, and the shocking lack of discernment displayed by those buying the message as an authentic bible and the shack as a christian book serve to clearly illustrate the sad situation we find ourselves in today. He found that the bible far outsold any other book, with a whopping 3. By zeroing in on just 40 key bible chapters, the good book unlocks the major themes of scripture to reveal gods heart and mind, making the bible uniquely personal. 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. The familiar observation that the bible is the bestselling book of all time obscures a more startling fact.
The new world translation is unique in one thing it is the first intentional, systematic effort at producing a complete version of the bible that is edited and revised for the specific purpose of agreeing with a groups doctrine. Against all credible scholarship, jesus is downgraded from god to a god in john 1 and demoted from the creator of all things to a mere creature who created all other things in colossians 1. I dont know about each year but when you look at a list of the 10 best selling books of all time the bible is estimated to have sold about 6 billion copies. The jehovahs witnesses and the watchtower society realized that their beliefs contradicted scripture. What is the number one best selling book in the world, and.
The worlds mostpopular bible will undergo its first revision in 25 years, modernizing the language in some sections and promising to reopen a contentious debate about changing gender terms in. Quotations from chairman mao authored by mao zedong book sales. As the guardian notes, this means that the bible has become so popular in norway that it has been in the top chart more times than justin biebers autobiography and fifty shades of grey both monumentallypopular books. Every year more copies of the bible are sold than any other publication, and the number of sales is increasing. The alltime most popular books in the world revealed. Which has sold more copies, the bible or the koran.
Best selling book in the world proud of every wrinkle. According to the norwegian bible society, 157,000 copies of the book have sold since its release. The new international version remains the bestselling bible translation, outranking the king james version and the new living translation in both dollar and unit sales, according to the latest best sellers report from the association for christian retail. Period designs have their own spine styles unless you request otherwise keep existing silver index ribbons, space them evenly and add a third in the colour of your choice. In the old testament, it discusses the history of the hebrew people from abraham to moses, the judges, the prophets, and the kings, etc.
As more people seek education, the demand for knowledge increases and authors are striving to fulfill the demand. This new world translation of the holy scriptures makes bible teachings and principles very clear. The ministry has reached more than 200 million people with copies of gods word including scripture portions, new testaments and full bibles in 123 nations across the globe. Photo by grant rampy with our recent story on the mostpopular bible translations among members of churches of christ, we included a. The bible is the bestselling book of the year, every year, says a report in the new yorker magazine. With 215 fastpaced narratives in chronological order, the action bible. The bible has sold billions of copies and is the best selling book of all time.
Hi all, here is my opinion based on facts and partly on assumptions. Gracie gibson views what is described as the worlds largest bible. And the midianites sold him into egypt unto potiphar, an officer of pharaohs, and captain of the guard. The good book devotional reading plan youversion bible. The bible society alone has a world wide distribution of 24 million bibles, 26 million new testaments and 577 million portions of scripture each year. New world translation of the holy scriptures holy bible holy scriptures choice of smooth spine or four ridges. Meanwhile, niv publisher zondervan reports that more than 11 million digital and print copies of the bible translation have been sold. It is housed at the abilene christian university library in texas. Lesson 1, intro to the bible, king james version kjv. Introduction lets begin by noting a short exchange between jesus and his disciples recorded by luke. The bible is surprise bestseller in norway books the.
Smemo admitted the sales had taken the bible society by surprise 157,000 copies is a huge number in a country the size of norway. In 1611, it found a critical balance in a world of theological conflict, and it has been. The 21 bestselling books of all time howstuffworks. The bible is the number one best selling book in all of history. How many copies of the bible have been produced and sold. The guinness book of world records estimates that more than 5 billion copies of the bible have been printed. In all its incarnations, the bible may well have been the worlds bestselling book, but not necessarily the best read. Plus, the driving force who opposed the tniv in 2005 dr. Also, it is worth noting that some religious and political books such as the bible. Other than the bible, which is the far and away the bestselling christian book of all time with sales in the billions, here is my list for your consideration. Though the bible is the worlds bestselling book, it can seem big, complicated, and mysterious. I was urgently in need of this current edition of this 20 issue of the new world translation of the holy scriptures. Waynai printed the text using a large homemade rubber stamp press. Writer james chapman created a list of the most read books in the world based on the number of copies each book sold over the last 50 years he found.
Church officials concede that hefty marketing campaigns helped explain the strong sales. This is a strange article about a strange book creating a strange world. Antique family bibles and antique holy bibles salesman. Additionally, since the bible is sold worldwide, calculating exact numbers becomes tricky. It will enhance my study of this bible by reading it in modern, current english. First of all everything youve said about the bible is exactly the same but for the quran. The bible no one really knows how many copies of the bible have been printed, sold, or distributed. The gutenberg bible is probably the most valuable book or type of book in the world. The new world translation of the holy scriptures nwt is a translation of the bible published by the watch tower bible and tract society. Thousands of books are written, published and distributed every day. Examining pws adult print bestseller lists from 2017 yields little in the way of trends. However, many more copies have been given away for free, meaning the actual number of bibles in circulation is unknown. Invisible bestseller goes on the road to find the bible.
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. Hebrew, greek, aramaic many copies of the holy bible have been freely given away during missionary work. Though it is not the first bible to be published by. Copies of the quran were handwritten in large quantities, from very early on.
New world translation bible deity of jesus christ first, the nwt mistranslates the greek scriptures in order to expunge the deity of jesus christ. Is the new world translation a valid version of the bible. Biblical examples of real property transactions and. According to guinness world records as of 1995, the bible is the bestselling book of all time, with an estimated 5 billion copies sold and distributed. Most notable is the fact that it was the year the crayons quit. Its barely possible to overstate the significance of this bible. New world translation of the holy scriptures wikipedia. Bible becomes unlikely topseller in secular norway cbs news. According to guinness world records as of 1995, the bible is the best selling book of all time, with an estimated 5 billion copies sold and distributed.
The question asks sold but then includes what is given away. Although it is impossible to obtain exact figures, there is little doubt that the bible is the world s best selling and most widely distributed book. I hope the below estimations show that the quran is in fact the most read book. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Although it is impossible to obtain exact figures, there is little doubt that the bible is the worlds bestselling and most widely distributed book. The attentiongrabbing illustrations of artist, sergio cariello are full of rich color, dramatic shading and light, and bold designs that communicate the emotion and significance of the figures of the bible. Opinion the king james bible at 400 the new york times. Bestselling books are ranked by number of copies sold, not my personal ratings. It has been translated into more than 2000 different languages and dialects.
Discovered and kept secret in the year 2000, the book contains the gospel of barnabas a disciple of christ which shows that jesus was not crucified, nor was he the son of god, but a prophet. The original revised standard version was 1,400 pages. Or choose your own ribbon colours and have as many as you want. A survey by the bible society concluded that around 2. The bible societys attempt to calculate the number printed between 1816 and 1975 produced the figure of 2,458,000,000. The bible is easily one of the bestselling books of all time, but exact sales numbers. At least some of the bible is available in the languages spoken by over 90 percent of the human family. List of most expensive books and manuscripts wikipedia. The bible, which ranks as the worlds mostread book, has sold 3. It has sold nearly 160,000 copies and was norways bestselling book in 2012. The bible is a book that can be found almost anywhere on the earth. Thomas nelson says it is reportedly the largest christian publisher in the world and the seventh largest tradebook publisher in the united states. Top bible translations remain niv, kjv and nkjv the.
The quotations from chairman mao tsetung, also known as the little red book, has produced a wide array of sales and distribution figures with estimates ranging from 800 million to over 6. Worlds largest bible housed at acu the christian chronicle. Most people in britain have a bible in their homes but maybe dont realise what an amazing book it is. All my life ive been told the best selling book in the world is the bible. The next book on the list has close to 1 billion copies sold but thats because its maos little red book that people in china were required by law to own a copy of or go to prison. The book publisher, thomas nelson was bought out by a private equity firm in 2006, sold to another private equity firm in 2010 and then to harpercollins in 2012. Other suggested translations were the net bible, esv, nlt, the revised english bible and the message. The new testament portion was released in 1950, as the new world translation of the christian greek scriptures, with the complete bible released in 1961. This actionpacked rendition of the worlds most awesome story will capture and draw you into all the excitement. The huffington post article actually named 16 books that have sold the most copies worldwide, noting that the bible is the top seller in the world. Combined uk sales for the trilogy are in excess of 12m copies, with rights to the book sold around the world and published in languages.