Facts about The Bible

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   Printed copies of the Bible sold worldwide number in the billions, making it the most printed book in recorded history.

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   Psalms, a book of hymns and prayers within the Bible, is the longest book by chapter count, containing 150 chapters.

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   Gutenberg's printed Bible, produced around 1455, was among the first major books printed using movable type in Europe.

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   Comprising 66 books written by dozens of authors over roughly a thousand years, the Bible is divided into the Old and New Testaments.

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   Translated into more languages than any other book, the Bible remains the best-selling and most widely distributed text in human history.

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