The Bible, we are constantly reminded, is the best-selling book of all time.
The Bible many of us think we know is a pale imitation of the real.
But how well do we really know it? The Bible is so familiar, so ubiquitous that we have begun to take our knowledge of it for granted.
It is read with intense devotion by hundreds of millions of people, stands as authoritative for Judaism and Christianity, and informs and affects the politics and lives of the religious and non-religious around the world.
The Bible, we are constantly reminded, is the best-selling book of all time