The Bible or Holy Bible
Is there a difference between saying The Bible or Holy Bible?
The 'Holy Bible' is not an official title of the Bible, but rather a title a sanctity given when the idea that the Bible was the "perfect inerrant word of god". Then it became almost an object of veneration since the peasant class rarely had a bible. But in reality, it is only called the Bible.
The Bible is its official name, but overall it is better and more respectful to say in deference that it is the Holy Bible. The reason for doing this is actually a quote from the Bible itself:
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For the prophecy came not in old times by the will of man, but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. |
There are approximately fifty Bibles sold each minute across the world.