biblical
Of holy writ
Biblical means relating to or derived from the Bible, the sacred scriptures of Christianity and Judaism.
A biblical reference draws on scriptural text.
Biblical proportions describes something of enormous, catastrophic scale—floods, plagues, disasters echoing Old Testament narratives: The hurricane caused destruction of biblical proportions.
Biblical can also mean very old or traditional in a mildly humorous way.
First biblical book
- ExodusMass departure from a place
- LeviticusHebrew scripture of rituals
- DeuteronomyFifth Torah book
- PsalmsBiblical book of songs
Proverbs · Isaiah · Matthew · Mark · Luke · John · Acts · Romans
Prophetic biblical finale
- ArmageddonProphesied ultimate conflict
- TribulationProphesied time of judgment
- AntichristProphesied opponent of Christ
- MillenniumOne thousand years
Resurrection · eschatology · prophecy · tribulation · beast · seals · trumpets · apocalypse
Instructive allegorical narrative
- miracleSupernatural occurrence beyond explanation
- creationMaking something exist
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- arkLarge rescue vessel
Adam · Eve · Noah · Jonah · Samson · Delilah · Goliath · Lazarus
Christian faith's divine son
- MaryCommon feminine name
- JosephCommon masculine given name
- PeterMale name, means rock
- PaulBiblical letter-writer
John · Moses · Abraham · Sarah · Ruth · Esther · Judas · Pilate
Ancient Hebrew people
- MosesHebrew prophet, liberator
- DavidMasculine Hebrew name
- SolomonPeaceable Hebrew name
- AbrahamFirst Hebrew patriarch
Isaac · Jacob · Pharaoh · Nebuchadnezzar · Herod · Exodus · Babylon · Jerusalem
Genesis
First biblical book
- ExodusMass departure from a place
- LeviticusHebrew scripture of rituals
- DeuteronomyFifth Torah book
Psalms · Proverbs · Isaiah · Matthew · Mark · Luke · John · Acts · Romans · Revelation
Revelation
Prophetic biblical finale
- ArmageddonProphesied ultimate conflict
- TribulationProphesied time of judgment
- AntichristProphesied opponent of Christ
Millennium · Resurrection · eschatology · prophecy · tribulation · beast · seals · trumpets · apocalypse · Magog
parable
Instructive allegorical narrative
- miracleSupernatural occurrence beyond explanation
- creationMaking something exist
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
ark · Adam · Eve · Noah · Jonah · Samson · Delilah · Goliath · Lazarus · loaves
Jesus
Christian faith's divine son
Paul · John · Moses · Abraham · Sarah · Ruth · Esther · Judas · Pilate · apostles
Israelites
Ancient Hebrew people
Abraham · Isaac · Jacob · Pharaoh · Nebuchadnezzar · Herod · Exodus · Babylon · Jerusalem · Bethlehem
prophet
Divinely inspired messenger
- IsaiahHebrew prophet, major book
- JeremiahOld Testament major prophet
- EzekielHebrew prophet in captivity
Daniel · Elijah · Elisha · oracle · vision · messianic · foretelling · omen · revelation · seer
covenant
Binding formal pledge
- altarSacred ritual table
- tabernaclePortable sacred dwelling
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
ark · sacrifice · anointing · priesthood · holiness · cherubim · seraphim · incense · tithe · blessing
- BibleOld Testament, New Testament, Holy Scriptures, Adam, Moses
- -al adjectivescultural, emotional, environmental, federal, financial
- sacred adjectivesdivine, holy, blessed, sacred, sanctified
- religionChristianity, Islam, beliefs, Judaism, Hinduism
biblicalunbiblical
Contrary to scripture
nonbiblical · apocryphal · heretical · unscriptural · heterodox
biblicalsecular
Nonreligious, worldly
worldly · profane · nonreligious · temporal · irreligious
biblicalminor
Scale with lowered third
trivial · insignificant · ordinary · unremarkable · mundane
- biblical talesNarratives from holy texts
- biblical scenesDepictions from scripture
- biblical imagerySymbolic language from scripture
- biblical lawsReligious statutes from scripture
- biblical commandmentReligious law from scripture
- biblical principlesMoral teachings from scripture