Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Biblical literature, doctrine, or theology.
- noun A treatise on books; bibliography.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An account of books; book lore; bibliography.
- noun The literature or doctrine of the Bible.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The study of the history of
books and the art ofprinting
Etymologies
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Examples
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-Steve, 'The place of fear in our bibliology' at his blog Undeception
Archive 2009-12-01 James F. McGrath 2009
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-Steve, 'The place of fear in our bibliology' at his blog Undeception
Quote of the Day (Undeception) James F. McGrath 2009
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How do you rationalize your bibliology at the same time as being a bibliolater ?
ID floats a lead-lined trial balloon - The Panda's Thumb 2006
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With him they were simply a notification to his intimates that the whole thing was not to be taken as a serious bibliology of his works or index of his character.
Eugene Field A Study In Heredity And Contradictions Thompson, Slason 1901
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For John, who was an accomplished scholar, had next to no knowledge of bibliology and took delight in seeing for the first time many a rare edition which he had heard mentioned or had read of in the course of his studies.
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My friend Mr.W. F. Kirby appended to volume x. of "The Nights" (proper) his most valuable contributions to the bibliology of the work with its various imitations and a table showing the contents of the principal editions and translations of "The Nights": he also enriched my Supplemental volumes v. and vi. with his excellent annotations.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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And as one begins the slide toward apostasy (falling away from previously held beliefs) the very first distancing which occurs is with "the traditions" associated with a proper bibliology.
Apprising Ministries 2009
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If churches spent more time preaching what God told them to preach … that is the gospel … … I can state with sure knowledge … that all of this extemporaneous extra bibliology
Jen's Gems 2009
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There is a progression that takes place in liberal theology: It begins with a corrupt bibliology, a corrupt view of the nature and the inspiration of Scripture.
Apprising Ministries 2008
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For instance, it was difficult not to see outright hostility towards an orthodox bibliology on the Welhausen thread.
ratedc commented on the word bibliology
bibliology is the study of the Bible
February 18, 2009
thesaraheffect commented on the word bibliology
The history and science of books as objects. More specifically, bibliology is the study of the bible as a text-not to be confused with hermeneutics or biblical exegesis.
February 24, 2009