Christian Books Still Dominate All-Time Best-Sellers Lists

Despite popular belief, the Bible is not the most printed or translated book in the English language, reminded a library special collections expert.

Though the statement very likely will puzzle many people, Richard Clement – head of the Department of Special Collections at the University of Kansas – explained that the Bible was not originally written in English.

Instead, he pointed to the Christian allegory Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan, first published in 1678, as the title holder of both the most printed and most translated English book, according to ABC News on Monday.

Pilgrim’s Progresswas first translated into Dutch but has since been translated into more than 100 languages.

The book was written by John Bunyan who spent most of his life in jail because he refused to deny his faith and pledge allegiance to the Church of England. He wrote Pilgrim’s Progress while in jail.

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