The Bible is quite a lengthy book, containing roughly 783,000 to 807,000 words depending on the version. For example, the King James Bible has about 783,137 words
. In terms of pages, if printed like a regular novel with about 250 to 300 words per page, the Bible would be approximately 2,666 to 3,200 pages long
. However, a typical printed Bible usually has around 1,200 pages due to formatting differences such as font size, spacing, and inclusion of additional books like the Apocrypha in some editions
. The Bible is composed of 66 books (in most Protestant editions), divided into the Old and New Testaments. The Old Testament contains about 622,700 words, and the New Testament about 184,600 words
. The longest book is Jeremiah, while the shortest is 3 John, which has only 219 words
. In summary:
- Word count: approximately 783,000 to 807,000 words
- Page count (novel format): about 2,666 to 3,200 pages
- Page count (typical Bible print): around 1,200 pages
- Number of books: 66 (Protestant Bible)
- Longest book: Jeremiah
- Shortest book: 3 John
This makes the Bible comparable in length to large fantasy epics like "The Lord of the Rings"