The similar phrase 'Worldly Christianity' is one used by Bonhoeffer. It's J Gresham Machen that I want to line up most closely with. See his Christianity and culture here. Having done commentaries on Proverbs (Heavenly Wisdom) and Song of Songs (Heavenly Love), a matching title for Ecclesiastes would be Heavenly Worldliness. For my stance on worldliness, see 3 posts here.

Bible Statistics 3

I assume these are more or less correct:
 
According to statistics from Wycliffe International, the Society of Gideons, and the International Bible Society, the number of new Bibles that are sold, given away, or otherwise distributed in the US is about 168,000 per day.

The Bible can be read aloud in 70 hours.

There are 8,674 different Hebrew words in the Bible, 5,624 different Greek words, and 12,143 different English words in the KJV.

Books: 66

Chapters: 1,189
Verses: 41,173
Words: 774,746
Written by Approximately 40 Authors
Written over a period of 1,600 years
Written over 40 generations
Written in three languages: Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic
Written on three continents: Europe, Asia and Africa
Written in different locations: wilderness, dungeon, palace, prison, in exile, at home
Written by men from all occupations: kings, peasants, doctors, fishermen, tax collectors, scholars, etc.
Written in different times: war, peace, poverty, prospeirty, freedom and slavery
Written in different moods: heights of joy to the depths of dispair
Written in harmonious agreement on a widely diverse range of subjects and doctrines

Most Mentioned Men in the Bible

David, mentioned 1118 times
Moses, 740
Aaron, 339
Saul, 338
Abraham, 306
Solomon, 295
Jacob, 270
Joseph, 208
Joshua, 197
Paul, 185
Peter, 166
Joab, 137
Jeremiah, 136
Samuel, 135
Isaac, 127
Jesus, of course, is mentioned more than anyone else in the Scriptures

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