APO:Bible Facts and statistics (neat stuff)

   The Bible has been translated, in whole or in part, into more than
1,100 languages and dialects.

   About 30,000,000 copies of the complete text of the Bible, or of its
principle parts,are distributed annually.

   The first book printed with movable metal type was the Gutenberg
Bible, printed by Johannes Gutenberg, before August 15, 1456, in Mainz,
Germany.

   The first printed Bible divided into verses was a Latin edition by
Pagninus, printed in 1528.

   The first complete English version of the Bible divided into verses
was the Geneva Bible, printed in 1560.

   The Bible was written by some 50 men, only one of whom (Luke) was a
Gentile.

   Statistics: (King James Version)

   OLD NEW TESTAMENT TESTAMENT TOTAL

Books...........39.........27...........66
Chapters.......929........260.........1189
Verses......23,214.......7959.......31,173
Words......592,439....181,253......773,692
Letters..2,728,100....838,380....3,566,480

Shortest book: II John (13 verses) 
Longest book: Psalms (150 chapters) 
Shortest chapter: Psalm 117 
Longest chapter: Psalm 119
Shortest verse: John 11:35 
Longest verse: Esther 8:9 
Middle verse: Psalm 97:8 
Longest word: Maher-shalal-hash-baz (Isaiah 8:1)

   Nautical chapter: Acts 27 
Similar chapters are 2 Kings 19 and Isaiah 37 
Verse containing all letters except J: Ezra 7:21 
Verse containing all letters except Q: Daniel 4:37 
The word "God" appears in every book of the Bible except 
Esther and Song of Solomon
