• Awesome Scripture Distribution Projections: ...

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Awesome Scripture Distribution Projections: Doesn’t everybody have a Bible, or even several copies? In the U.S. probably, but in most of the third world, Bibles are still is short supply. Choosing between buying a Bible and feeding your family for a week is a tough choice. Here’s Bible Distribution estimates and projections from all sources: (stated in millions)

1970 mid-1995 2000 2025

s. Bibles per year 25.0 60.0 70.0 180.0

t. New Testaments/year 45.0 92.8 110.0 250.0

u. Scripture, including

gospels/per year 281.0 1,702.0 2,050.0 4,000.0

Does this say anything about our consumer society? (The International Bulletin of Missionary Research Summer 97)