Why the Bible is divided by verses and numbers? - eviltoast

It always looked so weird to me, like, who not just read the Bible like a proper book instead of having all of those numbering?

I guess it’s because it makes easy to find some specific line? But that is from an academic perspective instead of something you would put in a faith book?

When did that started and why they put all the numbering?

  • Resol van Lemmy@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Guess what else is divided like that. That’s right, it’s the Quran. And maybe the Torah too, I don’t know.

    That’s just a trope of religious texts.