No Takers!

[backontrack]

It has been said that The book of Psalms 118:8 is the exact center of the Bible. Psalms 117 is the shortest Chapter in Psalms and Psalms 119 is the Longest Chapter in Psalms.

My Questions?

1. Has anyone ever counted the words before and after Psalms 118:8 to see if they are equal!

2. Has anyone ever counted the chapters before and after Psalms 118:8 to see if they two are equal!

3rd Question

In the English version why is psalms 118:8 the exact middle of the Bible and did you ever read what it says! I find this amazing to say the Least. I tried one time to determine the chapters front and back of it but gave up. There has to be some kind of program out there that can do the calculations in any Language. I just would like to know!

Come on some of you intellectual people with math skills must have a program suited for this experiment to see if this might be exact!

[dcampsart]

It has been said that The book of Psalms 118:8 is the exact center of the Bible. Psalms 117 is the shortest Chapter in Psalms and Psalms 119 is the Longest Chapter in Psalms.

My Questions?

1. Has anyone ever counted the words before and after Psalms 118:8 to see if they are equal!

2. Has anyone ever counted the chapters before and after Psalms 118:8 to see if they two are equal!

3rd Question

In the English version why is psalms 118:8 the exact middle of the Bible and did you ever read what it says! I find this amazing to say the Least. I tried one time to determine the chapters front and back of it but gave up. There has to be some kind of program out there that can do the calculations in any Language. I just would like to know!

Come on some of you intellectual people with math skills must have a program suited for this experiment to see if this might be exact!

I hate to rain on a parade but I did a Google search about your topic. I thought it pretty neat that there were those that say there is 594 chapters before and 594 after but then I read where it depends on what translation you're going by. The comments below are from a website that debunks chain letters. It seems the very thing you brought up in this topic has gone around in chain letters and this website Break The Chain is in existence to tell people to break certain chain mail links.

The email reference that the website debunks dated 2002 is extracted below:

Somewhere in the Middle

Date Added: July 9, 2002

Last Updated: July 9, 2002

E-mail chain letters give a lot a credence to the theory that numbers aren't random and apparent patterns and symmetry must have some significance. Such is the case with the "Center of the Bible" theory. Too bad the numbers don't add up.

I FOUND THIS PRETTY AMAZING. AFTER ALL THE BIBLE SAYS THAT IN THE END KNOWLEDGE WOULD BE INCREASED, THIS HAS BEEN IN THE BIBLE SINCE THE BEGINNING

YET NOT UNTIL RECENTLY HAS IT BEEN REVEALED. READ ON YOU'LL FIND IT INTERESTING. AND MAY I ADD THAT WITHIN EVERY BIBLE SEPARATING THE NEW TESTAMENT FROM THE OLD YOU WILL FIND A BLANK PAGE, THIS PAGE REPRESENTS 400 YEARS (BETTER KNOW AS THE DARK AGES)

Even if you are not religious, you should read this. It is very interesting.

What is the shortest chapter in the Bible?

Answer - Psalms 117

What is the longest chapter in the Bible?

Answer - Psalms 119

Which chapter is in the center of the Bible?

Answer - Psalms 118

Fact: There are 594 chapters before Psalms 118

Fact: There are 594 chapters after Psalms 118

Add these numbers up and you get 1188

What is the center verse in the Bible?

Answer - Psalms 118:8

Does this verse say something significant about God's perfect will for our lives?

The next time someone says they would like to find God's perfect will for their lives and that they want to be in the center of His will, just send them to the center of His Word!

Psalms 118:8 (NKJV) "It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man."

Now isn't that odd how this worked out (or was God in the center of it)?

Before sending this, I said a prayer for you. You got a minute? 60 seconds for God? All you do, is simply say a small prayer for the person who sent you this.

"Father God bless _________ in whatever it is that you know he/she may be needing this day! And may __________ life be full of your peace, prosperity and power as he/she seeks to have a closer relationship with You. Amen"

Then send it on to five other people. Within hours five people have prayed for you, and you caused a multitude of people to pray to God for other people.

Then sit back and watch the power of God work in your life for doing the thing that you know he loves.

Faith doesn't get you around trouble, it gets you through it.

The website's review is extracted below:

According to independent research, the King James Version (KJV) of the Holy Bible contains 1189 chapters; Psalm 117 is the 595th; there are 594 chapters before Psalm 117, and 594 after it. Thus, it is 117, not 118, that is the center chapter of the bible.

The KJV has an even number of verses (31,102) and, thus, does not have a single middle verse. The "middle verses" are Psalm 103:1-2, with 15,550 verses before and after.

Psalms 103: 1 & 2:

A Psalm of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

There are small variations in the number of verses from one Bible version to another. The order of the books in the Bible was not settled until the 4th century; the Hebrew Old Testament puts the books in a different order than that used by Christians; and the division into chapters and verses was done between the 13th and 16th centuries.

The e-mail does get two things correct: Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible, and Psalm 119 the longest. Other than that, it just doesn't add up. Break this Chain.

I'm certainly no expert but there were several links I clicked on that were of the mind that it depends on what version you're looking at. Of course, I also read where some place great significance on Psalm 118:8 being in the middle of the bible and the meaning behind that verse. It all depends on the version you're looking at and what I've replied with here doesn't mean I found the so-called answer to your dilemma

Your topic is indeed interesting though. Thanks for posting it

[dcampsart]

Whoa... don't feel too bad about there not being any takers for your topic, that is, until I gave my weak reply because it looks like someone posted your same topic here in WCF back in March 2003 and didn't get any "takers" either.

Click here to read their post

[irishcowboy]

which Bible? which version?

the 80 book english bibles?

or the 66 book enlish (KJV)

or the original 1611 KJV (80 book)

or the Latin Bible,

or the Hebrew, Greek/aramic versions?

or is it the NIV or the AMPLIFIED,

check out this link....

center of bible

I, personally, will not be counting the letters, words, verses, or chapters or verses...... if there is some one else that does not have a life, that would be a good chore..

mike

[johnnybigfish]

which Bible? which version?

the 80 book english bibles?

or the 66 book enlish (KJV)

or the original 1611 KJV (80 book)

or the Latin Bible,

or the Hebrew, Greek/aramic versions?

or is it the NIV or the AMPLIFIED,

check out this link....

center of bible

I, personally, will not be counting the letters, words, verses, or chapters or verses...... if there is some one else that does not have a life, that would be a good chore..

mike

Maaannn...And I was thinking about 2012 being a curiosity!

your friend,

john

[backontrack]

It has been said that The book of Psalms 118:8 is the exact center of the Bible. Psalms 117 is the shortest Chapter in Psalms and Psalms 119 is the Longest Chapter in Psalms.

My Questions?

1. Has anyone ever counted the words before and after Psalms 118:8 to see if they are equal!

2. Has anyone ever counted the chapters before and after Psalms 118:8 to see if they two are equal!

3rd Question

In the English version why is psalms 118:8 the exact middle of the Bible and did you ever read what it says! I find this amazing to say the Least. I tried one time to determine the chapters front and back of it but gave up. There has to be some kind of program out there that can do the calculations in any Language. I just would like to know!

Come on some of you intellectual people with math skills must have a program suited for this experiment to see if this might be exact!

I hate to rain on a parade but I did a Google search about your topic. I thought it pretty neat that there were those that say there is 594 chapters before and 594 after but then I read where it depends on what translation you're going by. The comments below are from a website that debunks chain letters. It seems the very thing you brought up in this topic has gone around in chain letters and this website Break The Chain is in existence to tell people to break certain chain mail links.

The email reference that the website debunks dated 2002 is extracted below:

Somewhere in the Middle

Date Added: July 9, 2002

Last Updated: July 9, 2002

E-mail chain letters give a lot a credence to the theory that numbers aren't random and apparent patterns and symmetry must have some significance. Such is the case with the "Center of the Bible" theory. Too bad the numbers don't add up.

I FOUND THIS PRETTY AMAZING. AFTER ALL THE BIBLE SAYS THAT IN THE END KNOWLEDGE WOULD BE INCREASED, THIS HAS BEEN IN THE BIBLE SINCE THE BEGINNING

YET NOT UNTIL RECENTLY HAS IT BEEN REVEALED. READ ON YOU'LL FIND IT INTERESTING. AND MAY I ADD THAT WITHIN EVERY BIBLE SEPARATING THE NEW TESTAMENT FROM THE OLD YOU WILL FIND A BLANK PAGE, THIS PAGE REPRESENTS 400 YEARS (BETTER KNOW AS THE DARK AGES)

Even if you are not religious, you should read this. It is very interesting.

What is the shortest chapter in the Bible?

Answer - Psalms 117

What is the longest chapter in the Bible?

Answer - Psalms 119

Which chapter is in the center of the Bible?

Answer - Psalms 118

Fact: There are 594 chapters before Psalms 118

Fact: There are 594 chapters after Psalms 118

Add these numbers up and you get 1188

What is the center verse in the Bible?

Answer - Psalms 118:8

Does this verse say something significant about God's perfect will for our lives?

The next time someone says they would like to find God's perfect will for their lives and that they want to be in the center of His will, just send them to the center of His Word!

Psalms 118:8 (NKJV) "It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man."

Now isn't that odd how this worked out (or was God in the center of it)?

Before sending this, I said a prayer for you. You got a minute? 60 seconds for God? All you do, is simply say a small prayer for the person who sent you this.

"Father God bless _________ in whatever it is that you know he/she may be needing this day! And may __________ life be full of your peace, prosperity and power as he/she seeks to have a closer relationship with You. Amen"

Then send it on to five other people. Within hours five people have prayed for you, and you caused a multitude of people to pray to God for other people.

Then sit back and watch the power of God work in your life for doing the thing that you know he loves.

Faith doesn't get you around trouble, it gets you through it.

The website's review is extracted below:

According to independent research, the King James Version (KJV) of the Holy Bible contains 1189 chapters; Psalm 117 is the 595th; there are 594 chapters before Psalm 117, and 594 after it. Thus, it is 117, not 118, that is the center chapter of the bible.

The KJV has an even number of verses (31,102) and, thus, does not have a single middle verse. The "middle verses" are Psalm 103:1-2, with 15,550 verses before and after.

Psalms 103: 1 & 2:

A Psalm of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

There are small variations in the number of verses from one Bible version to another. The order of the books in the Bible was not settled until the 4th century; the Hebrew Old Testament puts the books in a different order than that used by Christians; and the division into chapters and verses was done between the 13th and 16th centuries.

The e-mail does get two things correct: Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible, and Psalm 119 the longest. Other than that, it just doesn't add up. Break this Chain.

I'm certainly no expert but there were several links I clicked on that were of the mind that it depends on what version you're looking at. Of course, I also read where some place great significance on Psalm 118:8 being in the middle of the bible and the meaning behind that verse. It all depends on the version you're looking at and what I've replied with here doesn't mean I found the so-called answer to your dilemma

Your topic is indeed interesting though. Thanks for posting it

Well do not know what to say in this matter but sure looks like God is God if this above search is true! Wow I often wondered now I know! Just that more evedent a higher power is at work!

Thanks

[Guest]

But the end of all things is at hand:

be ye therefore sober, and

watch unto prayer.

~ I Peter 4:7

[url=http://watch.pair.com/TR-4-bible-codes.html]

[backontrack]

It has been said that The book of Psalms 118:8 is the exact center of the Bible. Psalms 117 is the shortest Chapter in Psalms and Psalms 119 is the Longest Chapter in Psalms.

My Questions?

1. Has anyone ever counted the words before and after Psalms 118:8 to see if they are equal!

2. Has anyone ever counted the chapters before and after Psalms 118:8 to see if they two are equal!

3rd Question

In the English version why is psalms 118:8 the exact middle of the Bible and did you ever read what it says! I find this amazing to say the Least. I tried one time to determine the chapters front and back of it but gave up. There has to be some kind of program out there that can do the calculations in any Language. I just would like to know!

Come on some of you intellectual people with math skills must have a program suited for this experiment to see if this might be exact!

I hate to rain on a parade but I did a Google search about your topic. I thought it pretty neat that there were those that say there is 594 chapters before and 594 after but then I read where it depends on what translation you're going by. The comments below are from a website that debunks chain letters. It seems the very thing you brought up in this topic has gone around in chain letters and this website Break The Chain is in existence to tell people to break certain chain mail links.

The email reference that the website debunks dated 2002 is extracted below:

Somewhere in the Middle

Date Added: July 9, 2002

Last Updated: July 9, 2002

E-mail chain letters give a lot a credence to the theory that numbers aren't random and apparent patterns and symmetry must have some significance. Such is the case with the "Center of the Bible" theory. Too bad the numbers don't add up.

I FOUND THIS PRETTY AMAZING. AFTER ALL THE BIBLE SAYS THAT IN THE END KNOWLEDGE WOULD BE INCREASED, THIS HAS BEEN IN THE BIBLE SINCE THE BEGINNING

YET NOT UNTIL RECENTLY HAS IT BEEN REVEALED. READ ON YOU'LL FIND IT INTERESTING. AND MAY I ADD THAT WITHIN EVERY BIBLE SEPARATING THE NEW TESTAMENT FROM THE OLD YOU WILL FIND A BLANK PAGE, THIS PAGE REPRESENTS 400 YEARS (BETTER KNOW AS THE DARK AGES)

Even if you are not religious, you should read this. It is very interesting.

What is the shortest chapter in the Bible?

Answer - Psalms 117

What is the longest chapter in the Bible?

Answer - Psalms 119

Which chapter is in the center of the Bible?

Answer - Psalms 118

Fact: There are 594 chapters before Psalms 118

Fact: There are 594 chapters after Psalms 118

Add these numbers up and you get 1188

What is the center verse in the Bible?

Answer - Psalms 118:8

Does this verse say something significant about God's perfect will for our lives?

The next time someone says they would like to find God's perfect will for their lives and that they want to be in the center of His will, just send them to the center of His Word!

Psalms 118:8 (NKJV) "It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man."

Now isn't that odd how this worked out (or was God in the center of it)?

Before sending this, I said a prayer for you. You got a minute? 60 seconds for God? All you do, is simply say a small prayer for the person who sent you this.

"Father God bless _________ in whatever it is that you know he/she may be needing this day! And may __________ life be full of your peace, prosperity and power as he/she seeks to have a closer relationship with You. Amen"

Then send it on to five other people. Within hours five people have prayed for you, and you caused a multitude of people to pray to God for other people.

Then sit back and watch the power of God work in your life for doing the thing that you know he loves.

Faith doesn't get you around trouble, it gets you through it.

The website's review is extracted below:

According to independent research, the King James Version (KJV) of the Holy Bible contains 1189 chapters; Psalm 117 is the 595th; there are 594 chapters before Psalm 117, and 594 after it. Thus, it is 117, not 118, that is the center chapter of the bible.

The KJV has an even number of verses (31,102) and, thus, does not have a single middle verse. The "middle verses" are Psalm 103:1-2, with 15,550 verses before and after.

Psalms 103: 1 & 2:

A Psalm of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

There are small variations in the number of verses from one Bible version to another. The order of the books in the Bible was not settled until the 4th century; the Hebrew Old Testament puts the books in a different order than that used by Christians; and the division into chapters and verses was done between the 13th and 16th centuries.

The e-mail does get two things correct: Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible, and Psalm 119 the longest. Other than that, it just doesn't add up. Break this Chain.

I'm certainly no expert but there were several links I clicked on that were of the mind that it depends on what version you're looking at. Of course, I also read where some place great significance on Psalm 118:8 being in the middle of the bible and the meaning behind that verse. It all depends on the version you're looking at and what I've replied with here doesn't mean I found the so-called answer to your dilemma

Your topic is indeed interesting though. Thanks for posting it

It still would be nice to find out if words and letters would be equal as well?

[backontrack]

But the end of all things is at hand:

be ye therefore sober, and

watch unto prayer.

~ I Peter 4:7

[url=http://watch.pair.com/TR-4-bible-codes.html]

[Guest shiloh357]

It has been said that The book of Psalms 118:8 is the exact center of the Bible. Psalms 117 is the shortest Chapter in Psalms and Psalms 119 is the Longest Chapter in Psalms.

My Questions?

1. Has anyone ever counted the words before and after Psalms 118:8 to see if they are equal!

2. Has anyone ever counted the chapters before and after Psalms 118:8 to see if they two are equal!

3rd Question

In the English version why is psalms 118:8 the exact middle of the Bible and did you ever read what it says! I find this amazing to say the Least. I tried one time to determine the chapters front and back of it but gave up. There has to be some kind of program out there that can do the calculations in any Language. I just would like to know!

Come on some of you intellectual people with math skills must have a program suited for this experiment to see if this might be exact!

I hate to rain on a parade but I did a Google search about your topic. I thought it pretty neat that there were those that say there is 594 chapters before and 594 after but then I read where it depends on what translation you're going by. The comments below are from a website that debunks chain letters. It seems the very thing you brought up in this topic has gone around in chain letters and this website Break The Chain is in existence to tell people to break certain chain mail links.

The email reference that the website debunks dated 2002 is extracted below:

Somewhere in the Middle

Date Added: July 9, 2002

Last Updated: July 9, 2002

E-mail chain letters give a lot a credence to the theory that numbers aren't random and apparent patterns and symmetry must have some significance. Such is the case with the "Center of the Bible" theory. Too bad the numbers don't add up.

I FOUND THIS PRETTY AMAZING. AFTER ALL THE BIBLE SAYS THAT IN THE END KNOWLEDGE WOULD BE INCREASED, THIS HAS BEEN IN THE BIBLE SINCE THE BEGINNING

YET NOT UNTIL RECENTLY HAS IT BEEN REVEALED. READ ON YOU'LL FIND IT INTERESTING. AND MAY I ADD THAT WITHIN EVERY BIBLE SEPARATING THE NEW TESTAMENT FROM THE OLD YOU WILL FIND A BLANK PAGE, THIS PAGE REPRESENTS 400 YEARS (BETTER KNOW AS THE DARK AGES)

Even if you are not religious, you should read this. It is very interesting.

What is the shortest chapter in the Bible?

Answer - Psalms 117

What is the longest chapter in the Bible?

Answer - Psalms 119

Which chapter is in the center of the Bible?

Answer - Psalms 118

Fact: There are 594 chapters before Psalms 118

Fact: There are 594 chapters after Psalms 118

Add these numbers up and you get 1188

What is the center verse in the Bible?

Answer - Psalms 118:8

Does this verse say something significant about God's perfect will for our lives?

The next time someone says they would like to find God's perfect will for their lives and that they want to be in the center of His will, just send them to the center of His Word!

Psalms 118:8 (NKJV) "It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man."

Now isn't that odd how this worked out (or was God in the center of it)?

Before sending this, I said a prayer for you. You got a minute? 60 seconds for God? All you do, is simply say a small prayer for the person who sent you this.

"Father God bless _________ in whatever it is that you know he/she may be needing this day! And may __________ life be full of your peace, prosperity and power as he/she seeks to have a closer relationship with You. Amen"

Then send it on to five other people. Within hours five people have prayed for you, and you caused a multitude of people to pray to God for other people.

Then sit back and watch the power of God work in your life for doing the thing that you know he loves.

Faith doesn't get you around trouble, it gets you through it.

The website's review is extracted below:

According to independent research, the King James Version (KJV) of the Holy Bible contains 1189 chapters; Psalm 117 is the 595th; there are 594 chapters before Psalm 117, and 594 after it. Thus, it is 117, not 118, that is the center chapter of the bible.

The KJV has an even number of verses (31,102) and, thus, does not have a single middle verse. The "middle verses" are Psalm 103:1-2, with 15,550 verses before and after.

Psalms 103: 1 & 2:

A Psalm of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

There are small variations in the number of verses from one Bible version to another. The order of the books in the Bible was not settled until the 4th century; the Hebrew Old Testament puts the books in a different order than that used by Christians; and the division into chapters and verses was done between the 13th and 16th centuries.

The e-mail does get two things correct: Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible, and Psalm 119 the longest. Other than that, it just doesn't add up. Break this Chain.

I'm certainly no expert but there were several links I clicked on that were of the mind that it depends on what version you're looking at. Of course, I also read where some place great significance on Psalm 118:8 being in the middle of the bible and the meaning behind that verse. It all depends on the version you're looking at and what I've replied with here doesn't mean I found the so-called answer to your dilemma

Your topic is indeed interesting though. Thanks for posting it

It still would be nice to find out if words and letters would be equal as well?

It appears you seem bent upon hanging on to bebunked sensationalism.