✨📖 The World’s Greatest Book 📖✨
- OakvilleJoe
- 9月26日
- 讀畢需時 2 分鐘
How did we get the Bible — a book some people swear by, and others swear at?
This is the fascinating story told in The World’s Greatest Book: The Story of How the Bible Came to Be by Jerry Pattengale and Lawrence Schiffman.
The Bible’s journey is one of adventure, courage, and divine providence. Across centuries, devoted scholars and scribes dedicated their lives to ensuring its faithful transmission so that you and I could hold it in our hands today.
Why does it matter?
Because the Bible is not only the world’s most influential religious text, but also the foundation of the English language and literature.
Consider the King James Bible, which has sold over a billion copies. As one chapter in this book says:
“It is the founding text of the British Empire (including breakaway colonies such as the United States) … and it matters now, both as a religious text and as the finest embodiment of English prose.”
From its pages, countless English idioms entered everyday speech:
• By the skin of your teeth (Job 19:20)
• The powers that be (Romans 13:1)
• Signs of the times (Matthew 16:3)
• The writing on the wall (Daniel 5:5–31)
Even modern literature acknowledges its power. Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird, once wrote:
“The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. No book in the world equals the Bible for that.”
🌍 The Bible is indeed the world’s greatest book — shaping faith, language, thought, and civilization.
💡 Right now, this Kindle edition is available on Amazon for just C$1.99 (for only a few days). The hardcover sells for C$34.99 — so this is an affordable and inspiring read not to be missed!
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