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===Name for the Bible=== | ===Name for the Bible=== | ||
The word ''Scriptures'' in the New Testament refers to the Old Testament which the Jews studied. The Greek word for Scriptures is ''graphé'' which means a ''writing''. Jesus and the apostles described the Old Testament as | The word ''Scriptures'' in the New Testament refers to the Old Testament which the Jews studied. The Greek word for Scriptures is ''graphé'' which means a ''writing''. Jesus and the apostles described the Old Testament as “[[Moses]] and all the Prophets,”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Luke+24%3A27&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Luke 24:27 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> “the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms,”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Luke+24%3A44&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Luke 24:44 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and “the Law of Moses and from the Prophets.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Acts+28%3A23&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Acts 28:23 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> <br>The English word ''Bible'' is derived from the Greek word ''biblos'' meaning a book. The word ''biblion,'' which means a ''book,'' was derived from ''biblos'', and the Latin word ''biblia'' was made from ''biblia'' (books) which is the plural form of ''biblion'' (book). The Latin word ''biblia'' is the etymology of the English word ''Bible''. | ||
''Biblos'' and ''biblion'' are also used in the New Testament. In the NIV Bible, it was translated as “book” or “scroll.” | ''Biblos'' and ''biblion'' are also used in the New Testament. In the NIV Bible, it was translated as “book” or “scroll.” | ||