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Bible vs Extrabiblical - What's the difference?

bible | extrabiblical |

As a proper noun bible

is the main religious text in christianity or bible can be .

As a noun bible

is a specific version, edition, translation, or copy of one of the above-mentioned texts.

As an adjective extrabiblical is

outside the bible.

bible

English

(wikipedia bible)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A comprehensive manual that describes something. (e.g., handyman’s bible).
  • * 1995 , Gary Wolf, "The Curse of Xanadu", Wired Magazine
    • Computer Lib was written as a popular primer, but its most profound effect was on computer programmers, who needed little persuasion about the value of computers. Its tone – energetic, optimistic, inexhaustible, confused – matched theirs exactly. Having set out to appeal to the general public, Nelson managed to publish an insider's bible and highly intimate guide to hacker culture.
  • (nautical) A holystone.
  • Collection of sacred writing of the Christian religion

    • Related terms

    * biblical ----

    extrabiblical

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Outside the Bible.
  • * 1999 , Paula M. McNutt, Reconstructing the Society of Ancient Israel (page 108)
    • The biblical "empire" of David and Solomon is not mentioned in any known extrabiblical texts, nor are any of its kings