BIBLE STATISTICS, an interesting compilation, said to be the fruits of -three years' labor by the indefatigable Dr. Horne, and given by hitn in his introduction to the study of the Scriptures. The basis is an old English Bible of die King James version.
Old Testament—Number of books, 39; chapters, 929; verses, 23,214; words, 593,493; letters, 2,728,100.
New Testament.— Number of books, 27; chapters, 260; verses, 7,959; words, 181,253; letters, 838,380.
The Bible.— Total number of books, 66; chapters, 1,189; verses, 31,173; words, 773,746; letters, 3,566,480.
Apocrypha.— Number of books, 14; chap ters, 184; verses, 6,031; words, 125,185.
Old Testament—The middle book of the Old Testament is Proverbs. The middle chapter is Job xxix. The middle verse is 2 Chronicles xx, between verses 17 and 18. The shortest book is Obadiah. The shortest verse is 1 Chronicles i, 25. The word "and* occurs 35,543 times. Ezra vii, 21 contains all the letters of our alphabet. The word 4Selah* occurs 73 times and only in the poetical books. 2 Kings xix and Isaiah xxicvii are alike. The book of Esther does not contain the words God or Lord. The last two verses of 2 Chronicles and the opening verses of the book of Ezra are alike. Ezra ii and Nehemiah vii are alike. There are nearly 30 books men tioned, but not found in the Bible, consisting of civil records and other ancient writings now nearly all lost. About 26 of these are alluded to in the Old Testament.
New Testament—The. middle book is 2 Thessalonians. The middle chapter is between
Romans xiii and xiv. The middle verse is Acts xvii, 17. The smallest book is 2 John. The smallest verse is John xi, 35. The word (and* occurs 100584 runes. The name Jesus occurs nearly 700 times in the Gospels and Acts, and in the Epistles• less than 70 times. The name Christ alone occurs about 60 times in the Gospels and Acts, and about 240 times in the Epistles and Revelation. The term Jesus Christ occurs 5 runes in the Gospels.
The Bible.—The middle book is Micah. The middle (and smallest) chapter is Psalm cxvii. The middle verse is Psalm cxviii, 8. The middle line is 2 Chronicles iv, 16; the largest book is that of the Psalms; the largest chapter is Psalm cxix. The word Jehovah (or Lord) occurs 6,855 times. The word (and* occurs 46,227 times. The number of authors of the Bible is 50. The Bible was not until modern times divided into chapters and verses. The division of chapters has been attributed to Lanfranc, archbishop of Canter bury, in the reign of William I; but the real author of this division was Cardinal Hugo de Sancto-Caro, about 1236. The number of languages on earth is estimated at 3,000; the Bible or parts of it have been rendered into over 450 languages and dialects together. The first English translation complete of the Bible was by Wyelif in 1382. The first American edition was printed in Boston in 1752.