Smallest book in bible

If you want to see more reading stats, check out the numbers for the old testamenthebrew bible and the new testament. The worlds smallest bible chronicles the seriocomic boyhood of ethan and jeremiah mueller in mill town pennsylvania during the height of world war ii. Most resources claim that the book of psalms is the longest book in the old testament, and therefore the bible. Longest and shortest book in the new testament july 11, 2011 posted by daniel ayad in unique.

The shortest book in the old testament is obadiah with only 21 verses and 670 words. Many collectors consider nineteenthcentury and earlier books of 4 inches to fit in the category. The ten shortest books in the bible 3 john 1 chapter, 14 verses, 299 words 2 john 1 chapter, verses, 303 words philemon 1 chapter, 25 verses, 445 words jude 1 chapter, 25 verses, 6 words obadiah 1 chapter, 21 verses, 670 words titus 3 chapters. The king james version remains one of the greatest landmarks in the. The text consists of a single chapter, divided into 21 verses, making it the shortest book in the hebrew bible in judaism and christianity, its authorship is attributed to a prophet who lived in the assyrian period and named himself in the first verse, obadiah. The text consists of a single chapter, divided into 21 verses, making it the shortest book in the hebrew bible. A nano bible is displayed in migdal haemek october 29, 2014. Ii john is the smallest book in the bible least verses.

Second john has only verses, but it has 245 words in greek and 298 words in english, on the other hand thir. Word counts on every book of the bible from longest to shortest 1 jeremiah 33,002 2 genesis 32,046 3 psalms 30,147 4 ezekiel 29,918 5 exodus 25,957 6 isaiah 25,608 7 numbers 25,048 8 deuteronomy 23,008 9. The world\s smallest bible released christian news on. The smallest book of the old testament is the book of obadiah having only 1 chapter with 669 words in the king james version kjv. Special thanks go to logos bible software for making the process of determining the shortest book of the bible by hebrew or greek word count much easier. The book of obadiah is an oracle concerning the divine judgment of edom and the restoration of israel. It is the unfolding drama of the redemption of humankind. List of books in the bible from shortest to longest believers portal. Weve taken a look at the shortest books in the bible, but what about the longest book in the bible if youd asked me about it in sunday school, my answer would have been a quick, confident psalms. For a long time i have known that there is a shorter verse in greek.

Clicking on a book of the bible will show you a list of all the chapters of that book. The people have stopped rebuilding because they fear. In fact, the shortest books of the bible are shorter than this blog post. Kjv mini pocket bible lux leather, christian art gifts 2016 other, na. Hcsb largeprint compact biblesoft leatherlook, pink with magnetic flap.

It all depends on what criteria you use to determine length verses, words, etc. Kjv pocket bible, lux leather, christian art gifts 2016 other, na. The book of obadiah harkens back to the feud that began. Worlds smallest bibles at the bible museum exhibits. They are certified by guinness world records as the smallest bibles in the world at 4mm square, however they are not quite as small as the technion institute nano bible, which is 0. And then, more recently, a team at simon fraser university entered a creation into the guinness book of world records.

Worlds tiniest bible to be presented at israel museum for. The fourth shortest book of the bible, and shortest book of the entire old testament, is obadiah with 440 hebrew words. Biblestatistics united fellowship outreach ministries. Im going reading the list of the shortest to the longest books of the bible. Major and minor prophetic books of the bible learn religions. The worlds smallest bible, etched on a microchip the size of a grain of sugar, has been placed on display as part of the israel museums 50th anniversary celebration. The shortest book in any version of the bible is psalm 117 with only 2 verses if you define each psalm as a book. Nor is it to the point to say that the very smallest and briefest 34. Teeny ted from turnip town isbn9781894897174yes, really measures 0.

Iii john has the fewest number of words of any book in the bible. The smallest bible i received was not the king james version bible, but the new king james version bible, which is a totally different version, that i did not want, and i returned it for a refund. Should we use the number of individual letters characters or the number of words as a whole. List of books in the bible from shortest to longest. An israeli company the jerusalem nano bible has donated two nano bibles to the bible museum. In the bible as a whole, only job delivers a more pointed challenge to divine rule. Nlt new believers bible, pocket nt, tyndale house 2009 trade paperback. Worlds smallest bible is the size of a grain of sugar. If the calculation is based on the number of verses or the number of chapters or the number of pages, it is correct.

Amazing bible facts and statistics compiled from various sites and sources. By counting the number of words in hebrew or greek, the shortest book of the bible is 3 john, which has 219 words. The bibles a huge collection of smaller documents, called books. Update on november 29, 2019 by pastor jack wellman.

In the king james version of the bible, it is only 33 words long. The shortest book in the bible old and new testaments is the third epistle of the apostle john 3 john. Update i went ahead and updated the order and added rankings based on word counts from the niv as well as links to the other reading stats. We have spent the last several years developing the worlds smallest bible for both the christian and the jewish faiths with cuttingedge nano technology cultivated in the holy land, merging the spirit and technology of israel. The 5 shortest books of the bible, in order overviewbible. Generally 2nd and 3rd john are the two shortest books. The shortest verse in the new testament the good book blog. Test your bible trivia knowledge with this 10question, not so trivial quiz. The commissioning of the king james bible took place in 1604 at the hampton court conference outside of london. Longest and shortest book in the new testament daniel. The nano sized new testament developed by an israeli company has been nominated for the guinness. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.

The smallest book in the world and other really little books. Jerusalem nano bible jewelry the worlds tiniest bible. The bible is powerful and sharper than any twoedged sword heb 4. The shortest chapter in the bible is psalms chapter 117. See the worlds smallest bible and meet the scientists who invented it its amazing how god had used scientists for his glory. Actually recently the nanobible came out which is even smaller.

How can the books of the bible be listed from shortest to. As seers, prophets also brought a message of hope and future blessing for those. Ive noticed astrics on certain books, what does that mean. Standards for what may be termed a miniature rather than just a small book have changed through time. According to the bible, a true prophet was called and equipped by god, empowered by the holy spirit to perform his job. The shortest book in the bible by word count is 3 john, with only 219 words in the bibles original language. But note that this book was part of a single book called the. What are the longest and shortest books of the bible.

I figured this because the book has 150 psalms, and the runnerup in chapter count would have been isaiah, with a meager 66 chaptersthats less than half of what psalms has. The fifth shortest book of the bible is jude with a count of 461 words. Eastons bible dictionary the smallest measure for liquids used by the hebrews leviticus 14. Worlds tiniest bible to be presented at israel museum for 50th anniversary the nano bible is a goldcoated silicon chip smaller than a pinhead, and contains all 1. Today, most collectors consider a book to be miniature only if it is 3 inches or smaller in height, width, and thickness, particularly in the united states. The shortest book in the bibleold and new testaments is the third epistle of the apostle john 3 john. Find out if you are a theologian, scholar, student or beginner. The bible is a pretty long book, and that might give the impression that every book of the bible is long, too. It is quite well known that the longest book in the bible is the psalms, of which there are 150 individual psalms.

The smallest bible leather bound september 22, 1993 by various editor 4. Smallest bible in the world guinness book of records. Habakkuk is the only prophet to devote his entire work to the question of the justice of gods government of the world. The jerusalem nano bible company says theyve made the worlds smallest bible shown. Oh, and you need an electron microscope to read it. As others have said psalms is the largest book in the bible. It can be argued whether each psalm is a book or the entire collection of psalms.