What has sold more than the Bible?

At the top of the list, unsurprisingly, is the Bible. The Guinness Book of World Records estimates that more than 5 billion copies of the Bible have been printed. Other religious texts are also high on the list: the Quran with 800 million copies, the Book of Mormon with 120 million.
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What has outsold the Bible?

'One Piece' Fans Are Claiming That the Series Has Outsold the Bible.
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What is the most sold book in history?

He found that the Bible far outsold any other book, with a whopping 3.9 billion copies sold over the last 50 years. "Quotations from the Works of Mao Tse-tung" came in second with 820 million copies sold, and "Harry Potter" came in third with 400 million copies sold.
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Is the Bible still the best seller?

The familiar observation that the Bible is the best-selling book of all time obscures a more startling fact: the Bible is the best-selling book of the year, every year.
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Who Wrote the Bible?

Even after nearly 2,000 years of its existence, and centuries of investigation by biblical scholars, we still don't know with certainty who wrote its various texts, when they were written or under what circumstances.
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What is the most sold book in the world besides the Bible?

The Guinness Book of World Records estimates that more than 5 billion copies of the Bible have been printed. Other religious texts are also high on the list: the Quran with 800 million copies, the Book of Mormon with 120 million.
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Is the Bible the most influential book of all time?

The Bible has been named the world's most influential book in a nationwide survey for the Folio Society. The YouGov poll asked people to rank books from a list of 30 works chosen by The Folio Society, according to their significance in today's world.
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What has One Piece outsold?

One Piece Officially Outsells Every Single Batman Comic Ever... Combined. One Piece is the best-selling manga in history and it just went over half a billion volumes, completely outselling every single Batman comic combined.
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How many copies of the Koran have been sold?

The Qur'an. Arabic. This ancient Islamic religious text has sold over 800 million copies.
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How many Bibles have been sold 2020?

Guinness World Records says the total number sold is likely five billion Bibles. Wow!
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What happens when you read the Bible everyday?

Reading the Bible on a regular and consistent basis has several benefits. First, the Bible shows us God's character and provides us God's revelation of himself to his people. In each section of the Bible, we see God's holy, unchanging, faithful, gracious and loving character.
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What is the most read book in the world 2021?

The most read book in the World is Bible. This holy book so far has outsold any other in the world. During the last 50 years, a whopping 3.9 billion copies has been sold. The second most read book in the world is the Holy Quran.
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Why is the Bible called the Bible?

The Bible takes its name from the Latin Biblia ('book' or 'books') which comes from the Greek Ta Biblia ('the books') traced to the Phoenician port city of Gebal, known as Byblos to the Greeks. Writing became associated with Byblos as an exporter of papyrus (used in writing) and the Greek name for papyrus was bublos.
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What is the greatest story ever written?

12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
  • Anna Karenina. Greta Garbo in Anna Karenina. ...
  • To Kill a Mockingbird. To Kill a Mockingbird. ...
  • The Great Gatsby. F. ...
  • One Hundred Years of Solitude. Gabriel García Márquez. ...
  • A Passage to India. E.M. Forster. ...
  • Invisible Man. Ralph Ellison. ...
  • Don Quixote. Don Quixote. ...
  • Beloved. Toni Morrison.
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What is the most important book in the world?

The Bible.

It is the most translated and the most frequently purchased book in the world.
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Why is the Bible so popular?

“The translation into English, the language of the land, made it accessible to all those people who could read English, and who could afford a printed Bible.” Whereas before, the Bible had been the sole property of the Church, now more and more people could read it themselves.
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What is the most sold non religious book?

TIL the best selling single (non religious) book of all time is "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes, selling an estimated 500 million copies. It is also the oldest book on the list, being first published in 1605.
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What is the 10 most read book in the world?

Have You Read The 10 Most-Read Books In The World?
  • THE HOLY BIBLE. ...
  • QUOTATIONS FROM CHAIRMAN MAO TSE-TUNG by Mao Tse-Tung. ...
  • HARRY POTTER by J.K. Rowling. ...
  • THE LORD OF THE RINGS by J.R.R. Tolkien. ...
  • THE ALCHEMIST by Paulo Coelho. ...
  • THE DA VINCI CODE by Dan Brown. ...
  • THE TWILIGHT SAGA by Stephanie Meyer.
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Did Jesus have a wife?

"Christian tradition has long held that Jesus was not married, even though no reliable historical evidence exists to support that claim," King said in a press release.
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What are the 75 books removed from the Bible?

This book contains: 1 Esdras, 2 Esdras, The Book of Tobit, The Book of Susanna, Additions to Esther, The Book of Judith, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus, Baruch, The Epistle of Jeremiah, The Prayer of Azariah, Bel and the Dragon, Prayer of Manasses, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Book of Enoch, Book of Jubilees, Gospel of ...
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Who created the God?

We ask, "If all things have a creator, then who created God?" Actually, only created things have a creator, so it's improper to lump God with his creation. God has revealed himself to us in the Bible as having always existed. Atheists counter that there is no reason to assume the universe was created.
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What happens if you read the entire Bible?

You'll experience God's faithfulness.

Our God is faithful, from beginning to end of Scripture, and from our first day until our last. The Holy Spirit will use the Word of truth to tune us to kingdom-reality and keep us rooted in God's faithful provision and person.
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Why must I pray?

Prayer helps you find direction in your life

God always listens and often provides the specific answers and guidance we seek. Even when He chooses not to answer immediately or in the way we might have hoped, prayer itself is a way to find peace.
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