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William Jennings Bryan

Meaning of "the Bible" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE BIBLE

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WHAT DOES THE BIBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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The Bible is a canonical collection of texts sacred in Judaism and Christianity. There is no single "Bible" and many Bibles with varying contents exist. The term Bible is shared between Judaism and Christianity, although the contents of each of their collections of canonical texts is not the same. Different religious groups include different books within their Biblical canons, in different orders, and sometimes divide or combine books, or incorporate additional material into canonical books. The Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh, contains twenty-four books divided into three parts: the five books of the Torah, the Nevi'im, and the Ketuvim. Christian Bibles range from the sixty-six books of the Protestant canon to the eighty-one books of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church canon. The first part of Christian Bibles is the Old Testament, which contains, at minimum, the twenty-four books of the Hebrew Bible divided into thirty-nine books and ordered differently from the Hebrew Bible. The Catholic Church and Eastern Christian churches also hold certain deuterocanonical books and passages to be part of the Old Testament canon.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE BIBLE

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the best
the best of both worlds
the best part of
the better
the better of
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the betting is
the beyond
the Bible Belt
the Big Apple
the Big Five
the Big Smoke
the big time
the Bight
the birch
the bird has flown
the birds and the bees
the bitumen
the Black and Tans

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE BIBLE

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Bible
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convertible
Douay Bible
eligible
family Bible
flexible
Gideon Bible
Holy Bible
horrible
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King James Bible
New English Bible
possible
responsible
terrible
visible

Synonyms and antonyms of the Bible in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the Bible» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE

Find out the translation of the Bible to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the Bible from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the Bible» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

圣经
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la Biblia
570 millions of speakers

English

the Bible
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाइबिल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكتاب المقدس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Библия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Bíblia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাইবেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la Bible
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Alkitab
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

die Bibel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

聖書
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

성경
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing Kitab Suci
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kinh Thánh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பைபிள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बायबल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

incil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

la Bibbia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Biblia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Біблія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Biblia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

η Αγία Γραφή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die Bybel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Bibeln
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Bibelen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the Bible

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE BIBLE»

The term «the Bible» is very widely used and occupies the 11.204 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE BIBLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the Bible

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10 QUOTES WITH «THE BIBLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the Bible.
1
Peter Agre
I think there's nothing about evolution in the Bible; I think this is a statement of religious insecurity. But people have their beliefs.
2
Edward McKendree Bounds
Faith accepts the Bible as the word and will of God and rests upon its truth without question and without other evidence.
3
William Jennings Bryan
If the Bible had said that Jonah swallowed the whale, I would believe it.
4
Whittaker Chambers
Political freedom is a political reading of the Bible.
5
Hillary Clinton
In the Bible it says they asked Jesus how many times you should forgive, and he said 70 times 7. Well, I want you all to know that I'm keeping a chart.
6
Bruce Cockburn
If I try to understand what it means to be a Christian, I look at the two instructions that were given in the Bible that are paramount, and those are to love God with all your heart and mind, and to love your neighbor as yourself. That's it.
7
William A. Dembski
As a biblical inerrantist, I believe that what the Bible teaches is true and bow to the text, including its teaching about the Flood and its universality.
8
Daniel Everett
I joined a organisation called Wycliffe Bible Translators that had the objective of translating the Bible into all the languages of the world, and to do that you had to study linguistics, and so that was my initial exposure to linguistics.
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Galileo Galilei
The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go.
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Norman Geisler
Jesus is the only way because the Bible says it to be true. Why? Because only He can bridge the gap between God and man; there's no other way.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE BIBLE»

Discover the use of the Bible in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the Bible and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Bible: James Moffatt Translation : with Concordance
Once called "the original modern-language Bible, " Moffatt's translation began this century's trend of popular English translations geared toward the general Christian reader.
James Moffatt, 1994
2
The Bible Code
Argues that a hidden mathematical code embedded in the Old Testament predicts events that took place long after the Bible was written, including the French Revolution, the 1969 moon landing, and the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
Michael Drosnin, 1998
3
King James VI and I: Political Writings
This edition is the first to draw on all the early texts of James' books, with an introduction setting them in their historical context. James VI and I united the crowns of England and Scotland.
James I (King of England), Johann P. Sommerville, 1994
4
THE LOST BOOKS OF THE BIBLE:
This is a collection of New Testament Apocrypha, including many works were admired and read by the early Christians, but were then excluded from the canonical Bible.
Burl Fargo, JESUS CHRIST, Rutherford H. Platt Jr., 1926
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How the Bible Became a Book: The Textualization of Ancient ...
This book provides rich insight into why these texts came to have authority as Scripture and explores why Ancient Israel, an oral culture, began to write literature, challenging the assertion that widespread literacy first arose in Greece ...
William M. Schniedewind, 2005
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Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible DDD
In this second edition of the Dictionary, thirty entries appear for the first time. More than 100 others have been brought up to date with the latest research.
K. van der Toorn, Bob Becking, Pieter Willem van der Horst, 1999
7
The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient ...
In this groundbreaking work that sets apart fact and legend, authors Finkelstein and Silberman use significant archeological discoveries to provide historical information about biblical Israel and its neighbors.
Israel Finkelstein, Neil Asher Silberman, 2002
8
The Good Book: A Secular Bible
Designed to be read as narrative and also to be dipped into for inspiration, encouragement and consolation, The Good Book offers a thoughtful, non-religious alternative to the many people who do not follow one of the world's great religions ...
A.C. Grayling, 2011
9
How to Read the Bible Book by Book: A Guided Tour
This book helps people read the Bible as a whole by showing how each book fits into the grand narrative of Scripture.
Gordon D. Fee, 2009
10
The Jewish Study Bible: Jewish Publication Society Tanakh ...
This study Bible offers readers of the Hebrew Bible a resource that is specifically tailored to meet their needs. It presents the centre of gravity of the Scriptures where Jews experience it.
Adele Berlin, Marc Zvi Brettler, Michael A. Fishbane, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE BIBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the Bible is used in the context of the following news items.
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'A.D. The Bible Continues' Over: There Will Be No Season 2 On NBC
A.D. The Bible Continues will not be continuing. NBC is not commenting, but it is understood that the network has opted not to go forward with a second ... «Deadline, Jul 15»
2
Senate kills bill to make Bible official Tennessee book
Bolstered by opposition from Republican leadership, the Senate voted 22-9 to send the Bible to committee, effectively killing the bill a day after it was adopted by ... «The Tennessean, Apr 15»
3
AD The Bible Continues: EW review
When will Hollywood give us a biblical epic we can believe in? Something that isn't cheesy and evangelistic. Something that isn't irreverent and revisionist. «Entertainment Weekly, Apr 15»
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TV: Three Bible-based programs premiere during Holy Week
Thanks to the success of “The Bible” miniseries on History two years ago, and the resurgence of the miniseries format generally, there are three new Bible based ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Mar 15»
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Boy Who Claimed He Visited Heaven Reads Bible and Recants …
When I made the claims that I did, I had never read the Bible," he explained. "People have profited from lies, and continue to. They should read the Bible, which ... «Christian Post, Jan 15»
6
Two Mississippi Democrats propose making Bible the state book
There's a state bird, a state nut, a state shell and more, but what about a book? A couple of Mississippi lawmakers are hoping to make the Bible the official book ... «AL.com, Jan 15»
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Three in Four in US Still See the Bible as Word of God
PRINCETON, NJ -- Twenty-eight percent of Americans believe the Bible is the actual word of God and that it should be taken literally. This is somewhat below ... «Gallup.com, Jun 14»
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Atheist 'Noah' director brags film is least biblical Bible movie ever
Note to Christians and those who believe the Bible: The producer of the movie “Noah,” a self-professed atheist, says he is proud of the fact that he's taken a story ... «Washington Times, Mar 14»
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'Son of God' Was Born Before 'The Bible' And Angels Helped Along …
The Bible On the wings of angels (and butterflies) and in many languages — the marketing behind this film is very interesting: The team wisely dubbed a ... «Deadline.com, Mar 14»
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'Bible,' 'Son of God' star Diogo Morgado 'freaked out' about playing …
Few, if any, acting roles come with higher audience expectations than the part Diogo Morgado took on in the History Channel miniseries "The Bible." As he ... «Today.com, Feb 14»

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