Christ Notes: Bible Search & Bible Commentary. In the Beginning: Bibles Before the Year 1000. The Bible has been called the best-selling book of all time, though the term itself comes from biblia, Greek for a collection of books. The Bible developed gradually, over many centuries, as the result of cultural interaction and exchange among many different societies.
Over time, some texts were accepted as part of the canon of belief, while others were excluded as apocryphal and heretical. Out of this rich diversity and cultural complexity emerged the modern Bible. In the Beginning: Bibles Before the Year 1000 tells the story of this formative period. The exhibition brings together a rare assemblage of several important early Hebrew and Christian bibles—the first time many of these fragile treasures have been shown to the public. History of Religion. Jesus' 46 Parables in Chronological Order - Practical Bible study - 26 lessons - What it means today. Major Religions Ranked by Size. Christianity > Anglican | Catholic | Evangelical | Jehovah's Witnesses | Latter-day Saints | Orthodox | PentecostalIslam | Hinduism | Buddhism | Sikhism | Judaism | Baha'i | Zoroastrianism | more links (Sizes shown are approximate estimates, and are here mainly for the purpose of ordering the groups, not providing a definitive number.
This list is sociological/statistical in perspective.) A major source for these estimates is the detailed country-by-country analysis done by David B. Jewish Genealogy Research Photos search Translation - Polish Jews Heritage. Early Jewish Writings. Early Christian Writings: New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnostics, Church Fathers. BibleMap.org. Bible Research by Michael Marlowe. Bible History Online Images and Resources for Biblical History.