Q&A 0289 – What does “Bible” mean?

What does the word "Bible," mean? Ironically I can't find the word anywhere in my Bible.

Good observation: the word "Bible" does not appear in the Bible. (Some religious groups have a slogan "Bible names for Bible things." By this criterion, however, even the word "Bible" must be excluded!) The word comes from the Greek biblion/biblia. In Greek ta biblia simply means "the books," as in English bibliography. The Bible, as we know, is a library of 66 life-giving volumes.

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