the Bible

noun

: the book of sacred writings used in the Christian religion

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One reason justice for Palestinians is brushed aside is that many evangelicals believe Israel must play its role in the end times—an idea shaped more by apocalyptic fiction novels, Left Behind, than the Bible. MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025 After facing significant roadblocks in his defense, Darrow changed tactics and called Bryan to the stand in an attempt to prove Bryan’s literal interpretation of the Bible was unfit to base laws on. Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 10 July 2025 Robert Meyer was tried and convicted of teaching a 10-year-old how to read the Bible in German. Andrew Wimer, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025 For The King of Kings, telling a story of faith that crackles with life, that connects the Bible to people’s real passions and problems, might have yielded more of a crossover smash—a movie that those outside the faith might also have been curious to see. Chris Deville, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Bible

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“The Bible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Bible. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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