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?

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    1 year ago

    Mnemonics for memorization and oral repetition. If that’s not the origin, it certainly works that way.

    For example, I can quote John 3:16, but if you asked me, “What was that thing god said about his son?”