Difference between revisions of "Bible"
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− | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of the '''''Bible''''', follow [ | + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of the '''''Bible''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Bible '''''this link'''''].</center> |
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− | *[ | + | *[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Hebrew_Bible Hebrew Bible] |
− | *[ | + | *[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Christian_Bible Christian Bible] |
− | *[ | + | *[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:The_Koran Muslim "Bible"] |
[[Category: General Reference]] | [[Category: General Reference]] |
Latest revision as of 22:17, 12 December 2020
Origin
Latin biblia “a collection of books” (since there are many books in the Bible) < Ancient Greek βιβλία, (biblia) “books”, plural of βιβλίον (biblion) “book”, originally a diminutive of βίβλος (biblos) < βύβλος (bublos) “papyrus” (from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material)
Definitions
- 1. The Christian holy book.
- 2. The Jewish holy book that was largely incorporated into the Christian Bible.
- 3. The analogous holy book of another religion.
- 4. A comprehensive manual that describes something. (e.g., handyman’s bible).