Bible

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[edit] Definition

The word Bible comes from a Greek root that simply means "book". Loosely, it can refer to any book deemed by its adherents to contain especially valuable knowledge.

When discussing the Bible, on the other hand, one nearly always means the Old Testament of Judaism and Christianity, and the New Testament of Christianity, taken collectively; believing Jews, however, use the term to refer to the Hebrew Canon exclusively.

[edit] See also

• Biblical Textual Issues
• Biblical Errors
• Biblical Chronology
• Biblical Inerrancy
• Biblical Literalism
• Principle of Embarrassment
• Slavery in the Bible
• Genesis

[edit] External Links

• The Skeptic's Annotated Bible (Warning: The critiques from the Skeptics' Annotated Bible are sometimes inaccurate. [1] [2])