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1) The Hebrew and Aramaic scriptures of Judaism (Old Testament) and Greek scriptures of Christianity (New Testament). 2) The holy scriptures of a particular religion, i.e. the Qur'an in Islam. 3) A work of great authority in an area of study.
Chilton's is the auto mechanic's Bible.
1a: The holy book of the Christian religion. 1b: The sacred book of Judaism. 2: A very inspiring book in any particular field.
1: While "The Bible" is often used to refer solely to the Holy Book of the Christian religion, the world actually has several meanings. In fact a more accurate description could be to describe the Christian Bible as "A bible" or "The Christian Bible" rather than just "The Bible". 2: "Tennis For Dummies is my Personal Tennis Bible!"
(NOTE: this entry defines only "small-b" bible, since too many users on this site use definitions of "capital-B" Bible to argue the merits of Christianity vs. atheism.) 1. A book considered authoritive in its field. 2. The canon of any fictional work, such as a motion picture or a series of related novels; the history and "laws of reality" in a given fictional setting.
1. James Fixx's _Running_ is the jogger's bible. 2. By the time _I Dream of Jeannie_ was filmed in color, Sidney Sheldon must have edited the show's bible: older episodes sometimes show Jeannie escaping from her bottle independently, but newer ones imply that she never could.
An ancient novel full of murder, corruption, homosexuality, bestiality, incest and cruelty. It is often read to children on Sunday.
The Bible in 50 words... God made, Adam bit, Noah arked, Abraham split, Joseph ruled, Jacob fooled,Bush talked, Moses balked, Pharaoh plagued, people walked, sea divided, tablets guided, Promise landed, Saul freaked, David peeked, prophets warned, Jesus born, God walked, love talked, anger crucified, hope died, Love rose, Spirit flamed, Word spread, God remained.
- What other book has all the words from the Bible? - A dictionary.