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Thesaurus entry: Bible
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- The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus
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Bible
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noun
1.
he read the Bible
synonyms
: (Holy) Scriptures, Holy Writ, Good Book, Book of Books.
See table.
2.
informal
(
bible
) the taxi driver's bible
synonyms
: handbook, manual, ABCs, companion, guide, primer, vade mecum;
rare
enchiridion.
Books of the Bible
Old Testament
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Tobit
Judith
Esther
1 Maccabees
2 Maccabees
3 Maccabees
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon/Song of Songs
Wisdom of Solomon
Ecclesiasticus/Sirach
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Baruch
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
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Article: The Hebrew bible and the dead sea scrolls: the ...
Calliope;
December 1, 2001 ;
700+ words
... ... the same as the Hebrew Bible today. The answer is ... considers the Hebrew Bible sacred and authoritative ... of Moses--Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy ... books of today's Hebrew Bible as sacred. On the other ... difference between modern bibles and biblical scrolls ...
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