
Originally Posted by
itachi
huh? ang word nga bible wala sa bible?
tsk tsk tsk! naa man lagi sa Greek "biblios"
pag chur oi.
di ba sir itachi ang word nga BIBLIOS was a city that had the papyrus that the parchments were made from.
The English word “Bible” comes through the Latin from the Greek word bi·bli′a, meaning “little books.” This, in turn, is derived from bi′blos (not biblios), a word that describes the inner part of the papyrus plant out of which a primitive form of paper was made. The Phoenician city of Gebal, famous for its papyrus papermaking, was called by the Greeks “Byblos.” (See Jos 13:5, ftn.) In time bi·bli′a came to describe various writings, scrolls, books, and eventually the collection of little books that make up the Bible. Jerome called this collection Bibliotheca Divina, the Divine Library.
Question for you sir itachi... Do you see any similarities between the words "Bible" and "bibliography"?