From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!npois!houxm!houxa!houxi!houxz!ihnp4!ihuxe!pjane Newsgroups: net.misc Title: god and bible Article-I.D.: ihuxe.195 Posted: Fri Jan 28 17:18:52 1983 Received: Tue Feb 1 08:43:05 1983 Reply-To: pjane@ihuxe.UUCP (Sugar) bible \bi-bel\n[ME, fr. OF, fr. ML biblia, fr. Gk, pl. of biblion book, dim. of byblos papyrus, book, fr. Byblos, ancient Phoenician city from which papyrus was exported] 1 cap a : the sacred scriptures of Christians comprising the Old Testament and the New Testament b : the sacred scriptures of some other religion (as Judaism) 2 obs : BOOK 3 cap : a copy or an edition of the Bible 4 : a publication that is preeminent esp. in authoritativeness5 : something suggesting a book: as a : a small holystone b : OMASUM god\gad alsogod\n[ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG got god] 1 cap: the supreme or ultimate reality: as a: the Being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness whom men worship as creator and ruler of the universe b Christian Science : the incorporeal divine Principle ruling over all as eternal Spirit : infinite Mind 2 : a being or object believed to have more than natural attributes and powers and to require man's worship; specif : one controlling a particular aspect or part of reality 3 : a person or thing of supreme value 4 : a powerful ruler "Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary" Copyright 1981 I thought an authority might help the situation. Sugar ihuxe!pjane