by Jeffrey Kranz | Jun 13, 2014 | Bible Books, Bible facts
Next time someone asks you what the book of Haggai is all about, just make this face and say, “ZERUBBABEL, Y U NO FINISH TEMPLE?” And if they want a fuller (and more serious) answer, you can read and share this overview of Haggai. I write Bible-study... by Jeffrey Kranz | Jun 11, 2014 | Bible Books, Bible facts
You know there are 150 psalms, but did you know there are 8 different kinds of psalms in the great songbook? You’ll find them mentioned in those little bits of text at the beginning of most Psalms—the same area that tells us who wrote the psalm. (By the way, you... by Jeffrey Kranz | May 29, 2014 | Bible facts
Have you ever wondered what the longest and shortest books of the Bible are? The Bible is more than 600,000 words long in its original languages—but how are those words distributed across the 66 books of the Bible? I’ve put together word counts for every book of... by Jeffrey Kranz | May 9, 2014 | Bible facts
I recently took a look at the 10 most popular books of the Bible—another super hat tip to Jonathan at BibleGateway.com for that data. That gave me something else to think about: what’s the least popular book of the Bible? (For the purposes of this post,... by Jeffrey Kranz | Apr 18, 2014 | Bible facts
We all can name two Bible characters who return from the grave: Jesus and Lazarus. But the Bible lists 10 events in which the dead are raised (not counting the future resurrection). As I write this, Easter is upon us. As we remember Jesus’ resurrection and... by Jeffrey Kranz | Apr 1, 2014 | Bible facts
What is the most popular book of the Bible? We’ve all wondered at some point—out of 66 different books, there have to be a few that resonate with more people than others, right? Yep. Turns out that some books of the Bible get a lot more attention than...
