The word "Bible" is derived from the Greek word biblia, meaning "books." The earliest sacred Judeo-Christian writings were set down separately, at different times, on scrolls of papyrus or vellum. When these independent elements were bound together, they were called "Bibles."
One of the standard works of the Church. It includes the Old and New Testaments.
Two volumes which are considered to be important spiritual texts. The first tells the story of the people of Israel (the Jews), their journey to find a home land and their struggle to find god. The second focuses almost solely on one such Jew, the religious teacher and resistance leader Jesus of Nazareth. The books are collections of stories, poetry, history, letters and argument written in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek, and in English translation. Quakers consider them inspirational books but do not generally think of them as the 'word of God'. See also QF&P.
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The Bible is the written word of God. God chose special people to write the Bible.
Also known as the Old Testament or the TaNaKh, it is the most sacred collection of books to Jewish people. The Bible has three parts; Torah (Pentateuch), Neviim (Prophets), and Ketuvim (Writings).
the book of writings accepted by Christians as inspired by God BACK
The Tanak, "Hebrew Bible," called O.T. by the Anshei Mattif-Kazav.
The sacred book of Christianity, a collection of writing including the books of the Old Testament and the New Testament
The word, Bible, comes from the Greek word biblia, meaning "books." Many times the earliest sacred scriptures were written on separate scrolls or vellum. When these separate documents were bound together they became known as ‘Bibles'.
the holy book of Christians; it comes from the Greek biblia meaning "books"
The primary source for the Christian faith. Anglican, Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox Bibles are made up of the Old Testament, which tells the faith history of ancient Israel until the building of its second temple; the Apocrypha, which tells the political history of Israel to the time of the Romans; and the New Testament, which tells the story of Jesus Christ and how he fulfilled Godâ€(tm)s promises to Israel, its prophets and its kings by dying for the sins of the people and then rising from the dead.
considered literal inerrant word of God: Does your congregation consider the Bible to be the literal and inerrant word of God
The word "bible" comes from the Greek word biblia, meaning books. When the early sacred Judeo-Christian writings were bound together, they were called "bibles."
The sacred book of the Christian religion, that consists of the Old Testament which is also sacred to the Jewish faith and the New Testament.
sacred book of Roman Christians, that is drenched with the originally Greek notion 'body-mind split.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
a great introduction to translation theory and to understanding the importance of translations that preserve the words of God
a must in every Catholic home
a necessary tool for the spiritual growth of all Christians
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the basic literature of Christianity, comprising the Old Testament which essentially describes the history of the Jewish people up to the birth of Christ, and the New Testament which describes the events of the life of Christ and their aftermath
From the Greek biblios, “library.†A collection of Jewish and Christian literary works of varying genres, written by different authors at different times for different purposes, that constitutes the Christian Scripture.
the holy book of Christianity.
The writings of the Old and New Testaments, as accepted by the Christian Church as a divine revelation: in certain churches embracing also parts of the Apocrypha
the key collection of religious writings for Christians, including the 'Old' and 'New' Testaments
The holy scriptures of the Christians, comprising of 66 books: 39 in the Old and 27 in the New Testament.
the basic text of the Christian faith, comprising the Old Testament which documents the history of the Jewish people before the birth of Christ, and the new Testament which details the life of Christ and its aftermath
Holy Scriptures of the OT and NT, written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, containing all things necessary to salvation.
Bible, the English form of the Greek name _Biblia_, meaning "books," the name which in the fifth century began to be given to the entire collection of sacred books, the "Library of Divine Revelation." The name Bible was adopted by Wickliffe, and came gradually into use in our English language. The Bible consists of sixty-six different books, composed by many different writers, in three different languages, under different circumstances; writers of almost every social rank, statesmen and peasants, kings, herdsmen, fishermen, priests, tax-gatherers, tentmakers; educated and uneducated, Jews and Gentiles; most of them unknown to each other, and writing at various periods during the space of about 1600 years: and yet, after all, it is only one book dealing with only one subject in its numberless aspects and relations, the subject of man's redemption.
(Greek: book) The book of sacred writings of Judaism and Christianity that record the history and beliefs of the two faiths. The Hebrew Bible (Jewish Scriptures or TaNak) contains the Old Testament. The Christian Bible (The Holy Bible) consists of the Old and New Testaments, and sometimes the Apocrypha. See Apocrypha, Pentateuch, Torah, TaNaK
From an old word meaning book, this refers to the 39 books of the Old Testament, originally written in Hebrew, and the 27 books of the New Testament, originally written in Greek. These days, they are translated into hundreds of languages, and included in one volume. They are called one book, or Bible, because they all tell parts of one story, God's story; for one purpose, so that people can grow in faith, hope and love. (DTC)
Sacred Books including the Old and New Testaments. Holy Writings of men inspired by God.
Sacred and inspired Scriptures of the Christian religion. It was written by Semitic people for the Semitic people 2-3000 years ago. So we do not take it literally. Rather than an accurate history, it is a collection of stories, metaphors and parables that we read, interpret and apply to our own lives.
The holy writings of Christianity. Said to be the Word of God and are divided into the Old and New Testaments.
The Bible is the collection of Hebrew and Greek scriptures venerated by Christians as the word of God. It was not available to ordinary lay people in the 15th century. Most Bible stories were only known through the Mystery plays.
usually refers to Christian scriptures comprising both the Old and New Testaments
(adj. biblical; from Greek biblos, "book") The designation normally used for the Hebrew Bible plus the Christian New Testament; in classical Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox Christianity it designates the Hebrew Bible plus the Apocrypha plus the New Testament .
The word "Bible" refers to the canonical collections of sacred writings of Judaism. Judaism's Bible is often referred to as the Tanakh, or Hebrew Bible.
A bible in writing, sometimes more prosaically referred to as the writers' guide or story bible, is the standard reference used by writers for information on that story's characters, settings and other elements. They are commonly used in mediums with multiple writers, such as comic books and television series, where new writers and freelancers are often referred to it when writing scripts for the show to ensure continuity with previous episodes, but are also used by individual writers for books and movies, to keep track of details.