bible,,
Bi´ble , Pronunciation: bī´b'l
Noun 1. Bible - the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
Christian Bible, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word, Book
religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing - writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
family Bible - a large Bible with pages to record marriages and births
Vulgate - the Latin edition of the Bible translated from Hebrew and Greek mainly by St. Jerome at the end of the 4th century; as revised in 1592 it was adopted as the official text for the Roman Catholic Church
Douay Bible, Douay Version, Douay-Rheims Bible, Douay-Rheims Version, Rheims-Douay Bible, Rheims-Douay Version - an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars
Authorized Version, King James Bible, King James Version - an English translation of the Bible published in 1611
Revised Version, - a British revision of the Authorized Version
New English Bible - a modern English version of the Bible and Apocrypha
American Revised Version, American Standard Version - a revised version of the King James Version
Revised Standard Version - a revision of the American Standard Version
Old 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 Bible
Testament - either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible
New 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 Bible
covenant - (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return
eisegesis - personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideas
exegesis - 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 God
demythologise, demythologize - remove the mythical element from (writings); "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value"
2. bible - a book regarded as authoritative in its field
enchiridion, handbook, vade mecum - a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location

[This message was edited by Little Johnny on Sun November 09 2003 at 12:02 PM.]

I like this one the best. "a book regarded as authoritative in its field."

The Bible contains the writings of men who were inspired by God. The writings were perfect in their original form, however during the translation process there were some errors, which came from the translators. Some of the errors were unintentional, and some were deliberate. However what we do have of the Bible is enough to guide and direct us on our journey back to God.