Christian Bible

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Christian Bible - the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Bible, Word of God, Book, Wordreligious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing - writing that is venerated for the worship of a deityfamily Bible - a large Bible with pages to record marriages and birthsOld Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian BibleTestament - either of the two main parts of the Christian BibleNew Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Biblecovenant - (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in returneisegesis - personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideasexegesis - an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)text - a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon; "the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon"Gabriel - (Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of GodNoachian deluge, Noah and the Flood, Noah's flood, the Flood - (Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of human beingsdemythologise, demythologize - remove the mythical element from (writings); "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value"