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• bible, the —  The book or document containing any rules, regulations, instructions, etc …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• BIBLE, THE —    (i. e. the Book par excellence, and not so much a book as a library of books), a collection of sacred writings divided into two parts, the Old Testament and the New; the Old, written in Hebrew, comprehending three groups of books, the… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Bible, The English —    The English Version of the Bible as we now have it, commonly called the Authorized Version was set forth A. D. 1611. It was the work of many hands and of several generations. The translation made by William Tyndale, A.D. 1525, is regarded as… …   American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

• BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Bible quiz — Bible Quiz, also known as Bible Bowl, is a competition between teams representing individual churches. Various Protestant denominations, plus a handful of independent groups, sponsor these competitions. All of them take the form of a quick recall …   Wikipedia

• Bible translations — The Bible has been translated into many languages from the biblical languages of Hebrew and Greek. The very first translation of the Hebrew Bible was into Greek, the Septuagint (LXX), which later became the accepted text of the Old Testament in… …   Wikipedia

• The Bible and homosexuality — is a contentious subject that influences how homosexuality and homosexual sex are regarded in societies where Christianity has made a strong impact. The Bible is generally considered by believers to be inspired by God or to record God s… …   Wikipedia

• The Subject Bible — is an edition of the King James Bible which combines a traditional Bible text with a topical Bible in a single volume. This Bible was prepared by Dr. Everette Gaddy. Gaddy is a Tennessee bible salesman [… …   Wikipedia

• Bible —    The Protestant Bible includes both the Hebrew Old Testament (the Jewish scriptures) and the Greek New Testament, though it is almost always read in translation in the vernacular of each national church. To understand Protestantism, one must… …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism

• Bible translations —    The Protestant Reformation believed that the Bible was the property of every believer. The successful effort to translate the Bible into the spoken language of Christians (using the best Hebrew and Greek texts for sources) was instrumental in… …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism