Bible reading
Between 5 to 7 billion Bibles have been published.
Bible reading concerns who reads the Bible, and how often.
From 2011 to 2021, roughly half of Americans read the Bible on their own initiative three or four times per year.[2] However, that had a sharp drop to only 39% in 2022.[2]
Similarly, there was a drop in daily Bible readership from 14% to 10% in 2022.[2]
"Of the 155 million non-Bible users in America, nearly 60 million would say the Bible message has transformed them."[3]
Most still use printed versions of the Bible. "But younger adults engaged with Bible apps more than older adults within the preceding month, 53 percent compared to 35 percent, the American Bible Society reported."[3]
Bible reading and human flourishing
See also: Bible reading and human flourishing
There is a significant amount of historical and scientific evidence that Bible reading has greatly increased human flourishing (See: Bible reading and human flourishing).
See: Historical evidence related to Bible reading and human flourishing
See also
References
- ↑ The Bible is the best selling book of all time, Guinness Book of Word Record
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2022/april/state-of-bible-reading-decline-report-26-million.html
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.baptiststandard.com/news/faith-culture/state-of-the-bible-printed-bibles-more-popular-than-apps/