2007-11-14 03:16:50 · 14 answers · asked by bafodiye 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Greek word for book is "βιβλιος" (biblios). Hence, the Bible is literally "the Book".
2007-11-14 03:20:40 · answer #1 · answered by dansinger61 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
the Bible is a cognate from the Greek nominative plural βιβλια which literally means "books". So the Bible is a collection of books, 39 OT and 27 NT for 66 total (at least in the Protestant view). The term holy was added because the Bible was viewed to be inspired by God Himself as His direct revelation to man.
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2007-11-14 11:36:09 · answer #2 · answered by athanasius was right 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the Third Concil of Carthage in 397 a.d the final "word" was given as to what was to be included or excluded form our modern day 'bibles'.
John Wycliff was one of the first to translate the Bible into English which he actullay got from Latin translations of the Scriptures around 1340
King James of England came along and actually made a version ( of where we get today's name, of course) in the early 1600's.
To make a long story short-
Latin-biblios-collection
sanctos-sanctified or holy
Most of todays are from the Latin Vulgates so there you have "sanctified collections" or Holy Bible.
Hope that helps. God Bless!
2007-11-14 11:35:38 · answer #3 · answered by xgarmstrong 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bible comes from the word la biblia which means the book. The Bible was the first book that was ever made. It had a spine which was the base that the pages were sewn to.
2007-11-14 11:22:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The word "bible" comes from the Greek word biblia, meaning books. When the early sacred Judeo-Christian writings were bound together, they were called "bibles."
2007-11-14 11:24:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Catholics created the Bible -- so they were the ones who gave it its name. Many Romance languages (like the French) have a variation of this word as the word for things related to books or libraries. For example, a Library in France is called a Bibliotec
2007-11-14 11:21:51 · answer #6 · answered by Ranto 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
its of a divine source, = holy
the word bible means book...
it comes from the original greek word which meant "many books"
thats why some just call it "the book"
i call it my wallet and sword
2007-11-14 11:22:10 · answer #7 · answered by 2009 time to shine 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Enid Blyton had already used the Famous Five, Folk of the Faraway Tree and the Naughtiest Girl in the School for her other books so she had to think of something else.
2007-11-14 11:19:53 · answer #8 · answered by vegasqueen1970 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I don't know, but I heard that the person who wrote it said that he had a connection with God and he told him what to write. Either that or he was on crack.
2007-11-14 11:21:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
i have no clue - good question - i do know that the bible it the book for me! I love that song!
2007-11-14 11:18:57 · answer #10 · answered by Kalli 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋