the bible

     

The Bible is the collection of religious writings of Juaism and of Christianity. The exact composition of the Bible is dependent on the religious traditions of specific denominations. Modern Rabbinic Judaism generally recognizes a single set of canonical books that comprise the Tanakh, the Jewish version of the Bible. The Christian Bible includes the same books as the Tanakh (referred to in this context as the Old Testament), but in a different order, together with specifically Christian books collectively called the New Testament. Among some Christian traditions, the Bible includes additional Jewish books that were not accepted into the Tanakh.

Trivia about the bible

  • Some versions of this ancient book command "You shall not...tattoo any marks upon you"
  • Oratorios & passions were vocal dramatizations of stories from this source
  • A new "Revised Standard Version" of this book topped the nonfiction charts in 1954
  • In 1663 John Eliot's translation of this, both the old & new parts, appeared in Algonquin
  • Names of various champagne bottles larger than a magnum are taken from this book