1. “Bible” simply means “book” Composed of: 66 books (39 OT and 27 NT) 1,189 chapters 31,102 verses 773,746 words 3,566,480 letters Written by approximately 40 different writers over about 1,600 years

2. ETERNITY 2500 years1500 years1900+ years

3. 80,000 copies sold daily 25 million annually Some years ago “Forever Amber” sold 750,000 copies in one year while the KJV sold 12,243,000 80,000 copies sold daily 25 million annually Some years ago “Forever Amber” sold 750,000 copies in one year while the KJV sold 12,243,000

7. To Learn of God

8. To Learn How God Thinks

9. For the Word of God

10. For Our Faith

11. For Our Practice