the Bible

noun

: the book of sacred writings used in the Christian religion

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In one of the most successful classic films with an all-Black cast, Rex Ingram plays God, Adam, and more in a set of stories that combine the Bible and Black folklore. James Mercadante, EW.com, 5 June 2025 But listen to those lyrics, which also land differently in a modern context — especially when thinking about how the Bible nowadays is too often used to justify hate instead of the love Jesus professed. Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2025 The story is thoughtful and also takes provocative leaps: Mark envisions conversations with saints whose sexuality was erased in interpretations of the Bible. George Gene Gustines, New York Times, 1 June 2025 During his speech, Kissel made winding references to railroads, attorneys’ fees, scratch-off tickets, casinos, Hartford, car fatalities, troopers, eye-hand coordination, Jack LaLanne, Methuselah, the Bible, and hallucinogenic mushrooms. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 31 May 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 9 Jun. 2025.

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