the bible (noun)
1The Bible — The Bible † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Bible A collection of writings which the Church of God has solemnly recognized as inspired. The name is derived from the Greek expression biblia (the books), which came into use in the early …
2The Bible in Living English — is a translation by Steven T. Byington. He translated the Bible on his own for about 45 years from 1898 to 1943. After he died in 1957, the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society acquired the publication rights, but the translation was not published …
3Theophory in the Bible — The word theophory refers to the practice of embedding the name of a god or a deity in, usually, a proper name. Much Hebrew theophory occurs in the Bible, particularly in the Old Testament. The most prominent theophory involves *names referring… …
4Genealogy (in the Bible) — • The word genealogy occurs only twice in the New Testament: I Tim., i, 4, and Tit., iii, 9. In these passages commentators explain the word as referring to the Gentile theogonies, or to the Essene generation of angels, or to the emanation of… …
5BIBLE — 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 …
6The Incarnation — The Incarnation † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Incarnation I. The Fact of the Incarnation (1) The Divine Person of Jesus Christ A. Old Testament Proofs B. New Testament Proofs C. Witness of Tradition (2) The Human… …
7Bible — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ Holy VERB + BIBLE ▪ read, study BIBLE + VERB ▪ say sth, teach sth, tell sb sth …
8Bible Belt — noun southern and midwestern United States where Protestant fundamentalism is dominant (Freq. 1) • Instance Hypernyms: ↑belt * * * noun the Bible Belt : an area chiefly in the southern part of the U.S. where there are many people who have very… …
9bible Bible — noun 1 the Bible the holy book of the Christian religion, consisting of the old testament and the new testament 2 (C) a copy of the Bible 3 (singular) informal the most useful and important book on a particular subject: It s the anatomy student s …
10Bible basher — noun a) A fundamentalist Christian preacher, who is seen to take every opportunity to talk about Christianity and convert those around them, especially against the other peoples wills. I dont ever go to my local church any more, its become filled …
