| has gloss | (noun) a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah"
book |
| lexicalization | eng: book |
| subclass of | (noun) a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"
section, subdivision |
| has subclass | (noun) a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle
Epistle |
| Note: 19 other instance(s) ommited in the following list |
| has instance | (noun) the first book of the Old Testament: tells of Creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers
Book of Genesis, Genesis |
| has instance | (noun) the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus
Exodus, Book of Exodus |
| has instance | (noun) the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents
Book of Leviticus, Leviticus |
| has instance | (noun) the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
Numbers, Book of Numbers |
| has instance | (noun) the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic law
Deuteronomy, Book of Deuteronomy |
| has instance | (noun) a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses
Book of Joshua, Joshua, Josue |
| has instance | (noun) the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
I Samuel, 1 Samuel |
| has instance | (noun) the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
II Samuel, 2 Samuel |
| has instance | (noun) the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel
I Kings, 1 Kings |
| has instance | (noun) the first of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC
1 Chronicles, I Chronicles |
| has instance | (noun) the second of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC
II Chronicles, 2 Chronicles |
| has instance | (noun) an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms
Psalms, Book of Psalms |
| has instance | (noun) an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon)
Proverbs, Book of Proverbs |
| has instance | (noun) an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later
Song of Songs, Song of Solomon, Canticles, Canticle of Canticles |
| has instance | (noun) an Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah's prophecies
Isaiah, Book of Isaiah |
| has instance | (noun) a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah
Jeremiah, Book of Jeremiah |
| has instance | (noun) an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar
Book of Daniel, Book of the Prophet Daniel, Daniel |
| has instance | (noun) an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies
Amos, Book of Amos |
| has instance | (noun) an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible
Book of Obadiah, Abdias, Obadiah |
| has instance | (noun) a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale
Jonah, Book of Jonah |
| has instance | (noun) an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem
Micah, Book of Micah, Micheas |
| has instance | (noun) an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgment by God upon the sinners of Judah
Book of Zephaniah, Zephaniah, Sophonias |
| has instance | (noun) an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity
Aggeus, Book of Haggai, Haggai |
| has instance | (noun) the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament
Mark, Gospel According to Mark |
| has instance | (noun) one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life
Luke, Gospel According to Luke, Gospel of Luke |
| has instance | (noun) a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
Acts of the Apostles, Acts |
| has instance | (noun) the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle
Book of Revelation, Apocalypse, Revelation of Saint John the Divine, Revelation |
| has instance | (noun) an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Esther
Additions to Esther |
| has instance | (noun) an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Children |
| has instance | (noun) an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
Book of Susanna, Susanna |
| has instance | (noun) an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
Bel and the Dragon |
| has instance | (noun) an Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch
Baruch, Book of Baruch |
| has instance | (noun) an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry
Epistle of Jeremiah, Letter of Jeremiah |
| has instance | (noun) an Apocryphal book that was a popular novel for several centuries
Book of Tobit, Tobit |
| has instance | (noun) an Apocryphal book telling how Judith saved her people
Judith, Book of Judith |
| has instance | (noun) an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from I Chronicles and II Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah
1 Esdras, I Esdra |
| has instance | (noun) an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect)
Ecclesiasticus, Ben Sira, Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, Sirach |
| has instance | (noun) an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC
Wisdom of Solomon, Wisdom |
| has instance | (noun) an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus
1 Maccabees, I Maccabees |
| has instance | (noun) an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus
II Maccabees, 2 Maccabees |