Passing Stories: A Brief History Of Books

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The Bible is like a small library that contains many books written by many important authors. The word "Bible" comes from the Greek word biblia, meaning "books" (“Passing Stories”). In the article “Passing Stories”on American Bible Society.org “it took more than 1,100 years for the book to be written down, and it was many more years before the list of books now known as the Bible came together in one large book.” The bible was made in many different times one person did not just sit down and write it took many people. It was also made in many different places and it was about many different places. It is about God and God’s relationship with the people.
This book was not officially put into words until many years after they happened but the

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