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− | [[Image:Bezae-220.jpg|right|"Bezae page."]] | + | ==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 [[Phoenicia]]n city of [[Byblos]] which exported this writing [[material]]) |
| + | ==Definitions== |
| + | *1. The [[Christianity|Christian]] holy [[book]]. |
| + | *2. The [[Judaism|Jewish]] holy book that was largely incorporated into the Christian Bible. |
| + | *3. The [[analogy|analogous]] holy book of another [[religion]]. |
| + | *4. A comprehensive manual that describes something. (e.g., handyman’s bible). |
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− | '''Bible'''
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− | *1. The Christian holy book.
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− | *2. The Jewish holy book that was largely incorporated into the Christian Bible.
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− | *3. The analogous holy book of another religion.
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− | *4. A comprehensive manual that describes something. (e.g., handyman’s bible).
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− | '''Etymology'''
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− | 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 [[Phoenicia]]n city of [[Byblos]] which exported this writing material)
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| + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of the '''''Bible''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Bible '''''this link'''''].</center> |
| + | ==Samples== |
| + | *[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"] |
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