This is an amazing infographic depicting the 63,000 cross references within the 66 books of the Bible.
It’s available in much bigger formats at the source. I found it at Andrew’s blog.
The bar graph that runs along the bottom represents all of the chapters in the Bible. Books alternate in color between white and light gray. The length of each bar denotes the number of verses in the chapter. Each of the 63,779 cross references found in the Bible is depicted by a single arc – the color corresponds to the distance between the two chapters, creating a rainbow-like effect.
One of the lines from atheists that annoys me is that Christians only believe the Bible is true because it says it’s true (circular reasoning).
I have two things to say to that.
One: If the Bible said it wasn’t true that would be reason not to believe it.
Two: The “Bible” as we know it was only bundled together in around 363 AD. The “circular reasoning” should instead be treated as cross referencing and corroboration from multiple sources. Not one self referencing source.
That is all.