bible 

(NOTE: this entry defines only "small-b" bible, since too many users on this site use definitions of "capital-B" Bible to argue the merits of Christianity vs. atheism.)

1. A book considered authoritive in its field.
2. The canon of any fictional work, such as a motion picture or a series of related novels; the history and "laws of reality" in a given fictional setting.

1. James Fixx's _Running_ is the jogger's bible.
2. By the time _I Dream of Jeannie_ was filmed in color, Sidney Sheldon must have edited the show's bible: older episodes sometimes show Jeannie escaping from her bottle independently, but newer ones imply that she never could.

bible by Ingeborg S. Nordén May 14, 2006

Bible 

The best-selling Fiction book ever

I read the bible yesterday. It was a great story

Bible by reddragon2410 January 17, 2009

Bible 

The movie Shrek or any other thing including Shrek.

Alex: I just bought shrek from the store.
Daniel: don't you mean the Bible

Bible by Dan the dorito man November 13, 2019

Bible 

A Mexican cookbook

DANIEL: DON’T TOUCH MY BIBLE

Bible by Pookie1121 February 1, 2018

Bible 

Named for the Greek word "Biblios" ("Book") and considered the Holy Book by both Judaism and Christianity (which--at least at its inception--was considered a sect, branch, or spinoff of Judaism named "Messianic Judaism"--regardless of whether it was considered apostate, not-necessarily heretical but still heterodox, or legitimate/orthodox). The parts of the Bible that Normative (Mainstream, Non Messianic) Judaism and Messianic Judaism agree on are the books of Torah, Nevi'im, and Ketuvim--often called Tanakh. Where Judaism and Messianic Judaism divide is the point at which the New Testament (called "Hadashah" for "New" or "News") is eligible to be considered as part of Tanakh (written by some Messianic Jews as "TaNaKH" to include "Hadashah"; written as "TaNaKh" by some Non-Messianic Jews).

A respected or admired book that is not considered a holy book or even a religious text may irreverently or flippantly be called a, or even the, "bible" of its field, subject, or topic of study or exploration. For instance, one might call "The Communist Manifesto" a name such as "The bible of the Far Left," since Communists are very Leftist and subscribe orthodoxly to Karl Marx's and Frederich Engels' ideology as written in "Daas Manifesto".

Bible by Nickidewbear June 14, 2013

Bible 

Christian version of tv

Can't be bothered so Bible

Bible by Green_Goblin May 20, 2015

Bible 

A collection of scriptures written by men such as, but not limited to, Moses, David, Solomon, Daniel, Matthew, Mark, Luke, Peter, James, John, and Paul (formerly Saul). All were inspired by God and are considered holy and good for teaching, reproof, correction, & for training in righteousness. While faith is required, archeology has proven many aspects of Biblical accounts of history to be true, even by secularists who deny any supernatural elements. The Bible teaches that a virgin gave birth to the Son of God, (virgin birth sounds silly but God can do whatever he wants, because he literally controls the universe, so the point is moot). This Person, Jesus, lived sinlessly and was killed for telling the truth about his Godly nature and the hypocrisy of religious leaders of the time. He rose again three days later and his followers spread this message, with some receiving devine inspiration for their writings.

I love reading the Bible, it is so encouraging in these dark times

Bible by Charlie 27 December 24, 2020