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[[File:SS Botany Bay-library.jpg|thumb|The Holy Bible (second from the right) aboard the SS ''Botany Bay'']]
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{{disambiguation|the comparable book from Omega IV|Bible (Omega IV)}}
The '''Bible''' is a collection of ancient [[Earth]] writings usually bound together as a book. The [[Christianity|Christian]] Bible is divided into the Old and New Testaments; however, other translations and versions exist and vary by faith groups. It is among these faith groups that the Bible is considered a [[religion|sacred]] text, which is generally viewed as having been inspired by one of the [[Human]] [[god]]s.
 
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The '''Bible''', sometimes called the '''Holy Bible''', was a collection of ancient [[Earth]] writings usually bound together as a [[book]]. [[Law]]s pertaining to the [[Human]] [[Human rights|rights]] of the accused were enumerated in the Bible. ({{TOS|Court Martial}})
   
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{{bginfo|The Bible is a [[religion|sacred]] text in [[Christianity]] and [[Judaism]], dealing extensively with the [[history]] of the latter, and Humanity's relationship with one of the Human [[god]]s.}}
[[Flint]] possessed a '''Gutenberg Bible''', a version of the Bible mass-produced during the [[15th century]] by [[Johann Gutenberg]], among his collection of extremely rare books. ({{TOS|Requiem for Methuselah}})
 
   
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The earliest books of the Bible were called the [[Torah]], and were written in [[Hebrew]] on [[scroll]]s. Modified Torah scrolls were placed in the front of the [[White Church]] on [[Terralysium]]. ({{DIS|New Eden}})
[[Image:SS Botany Bay-library.jpg|thumb|The '''Holy Bible''' (second from the right) found aboard the [[SS Botany Bay|SS ''Botany Bay'']].]]
 
[[Samuel T. Cogley]] had a Bible in his library in [[2267]]. ({{TOS|Court Martial}}) A copy of the '''Holy Bible''' was among the small collection of books found aboard the [[SS Botany Bay|SS ''Botany Bay'']]. ({{film|2}})
 
   
[[Berlinghoff Rasmussen]] compared being close to [[Data]] to examining a rare Gutenberg Bible. ({{TNG|A Matter of Time}})
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One of the first mass-produced, printed copies of the Bible was the [[Gutenberg Bible]]. ({{TOS|Requiem for Methuselah}}; {{TNG|A Matter Of Time}})
   
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The Bible was a very influential book in [[Earth history]] and, as such, Humans used the word "bible" to describe works of similar influence among other societies. Examples included the [[Vulcan]] ''[[Kir'Shara]]'', and ''[[Chicago Mobs of the Twenties]]'', the latter explicitly being described as the [[blueprint]] for the [[Iotian]]s' entire society moments before. ({{ENT|Daedalus}}; {{TOS|A Piece of the Action}})
In [[2374]], [[Joseph Sisko]] recited a Bible verse to [[Benjamin Sisko]], which surprised his son, as he had never known his father to quote from the Bible before. ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}})
 
   
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It also inspired works of [[art]], such as [[movie]]s. In [[2152]], when [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed]] asked [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]] what made him think that the [[Suliban]] wouldn't come after {{EnterpriseNX}} once they found the [[Suliban stealth cruiser]], Archer replied, "''Just like those old [[Bible movie]]s, Malcolm. It wasn't written.''" ({{ENT|Shockwave}})
[[Benny Russell]] encountered a [[preacher]] who used several Biblical quotes to help convince him to follow his [[dream]]s and to open people's [[eye]]s to the future of mankind. ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}})
 
   
 
A [[20th century]] copy of the Holy Bible was among a small collection of books found aboard the {{SS|Botany Bay}}. ({{film|2}})
==Noted Biblical references==
 
===Biblical figures===
 
* [[Adam and Eve]]
 
* [[Daniel]]
 
* [[Gabriel (archangel)|Gabriel]] (the Archangel)
 
* [[God]]
 
* [[Jesus Christ]]
 
* [[Jonah]]
 
* [[Lucifer]] (the Devil)
 
* [[Moses]]
 
* Flint's identities:
 
** [[Methuselah]]
 
** [[Solomon]]
 
** [[Lazarus (Bible)|Lazarus]]
 
   
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The Bible was one of multiple legal authorities cited by [[Samuel T. Cogley]], [[attorney at law]], at Captain [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]]'s general [[court martial]] in [[2267]]. ({{TOS|Court Martial}})
===Quotations and allusions===
 
====Old Testament====
 
;Genesis <nowiki>1:1-31</nowiki> : In [[2285]], [[Leonard McCoy]], appalled by [[Project Genesis]], stated ''"According to myth, the Earth was created in six days. Watch out: here comes Genesis, we'll do it for you in six minutes!"'' ({{film|2}})
 
   
;Genesis <nowiki>3:23-24</nowiki> : In [[2293]], [[Spock]] kept an image of [[Marc Chagall]]'s [[Adam and Eve (art)|Adam and Eve]] in his [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A)|USS ''Enterprise''-A]] [[quarters]]. A depiction of the Biblical expulsion from [[Garden of Eden|Eden]], this painting reminded Spock that all things must end. ({{film|6}})
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[[Spock]] was somewhat familiar with the Bible and the story of [[Adam and Eve]] from the [[book]] of {{dis|Genesis|book}}. ({{TOS|The Apple}}) In [[2285]], when Kirk wondered aloud what the phrase "give up [[Genesis Device|Genesis]]" was speaking of, Spock suggested that he might be able to figure it out if he knew was Genesis was, apart from the Bible. ({{film|2}})
   
 
In [[2374]], [[Joseph Sisko]] recited a Bible verse to [[Benjamin Sisko]], which surprised his [[son]], as he had never known his [[father]] to [[quote]] from the Bible before. ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}}) ({{film|2}})
;Genesis <nowiki>5:21-27</nowiki> : Flint claimed to be Methuselah. ({{TOS|Requiem for Methuselah}})
 
   
 
[[Benny Russell]] encountered a [[preacher]] who used several Biblical quotes to help convince him to follow his [[dream]]s and to open people's [[eye]]s to the future of mankind. ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}})
;Joshua <nowiki>1:9</nowiki> : ''"...be of good courage."'' - Preacher ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}})
 
   
 
== Noted Biblical references ==
;1 Kings <nowiki>3:16-27</nowiki> : In [[2269]], [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] referenced an account of [[Solomon]] choosing between two women claiming to be the mother of a child after Spock chose between two Kirks. ({{TOS|Whom Gods Destroy}})
 
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{{see-list|Biblical references}}
   
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{{Religious texts}}
;Job <nowiki>19:23</nowiki> : ''"Oh, that my words were now written! Oh, that they were printed in a book!"'' - Preacher ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}})
 
   
 
== External links ==
;Psalms <nowiki>95:4</nowiki> : ''"In His hands are the deep places of the Earth."'' - [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Ozaba]] ({{TOS|The Empath}})
 
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* {{el|bibleresources.bible.com/index.php|Online Bible|bible.com|Bible.com}}
;Psalms <nowiki>119:105</nowiki> : ''"The light of the Lord is in his path."'' - Preacher ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}})
 
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* {{el|biblegateway.com|BibleGateway.com}}
 
 
* {{wikipedia}}
;Ecclesiastes <nowiki>9:11</nowiki> : "I returned, and saw under the [[sun]], that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet [[bread]] to the wise, nor yet riches to the intelligent, nor yet favor to men of knowledge; but [[time]] and chance happeneth to them all." (The title of {{DS9|Nor the Battle to the Strong}} references this verse)
 
 
;Isaiah <nowiki>35:5</nowiki> : ''"Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped."'' - Preacher ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}})
 
 
;Daniel <nowiki>6:1-28</nowiki> : In [[2268]], McCoy and Spock both referred to the account of [[Daniel]] and the [[lion]]'s den during Kirk's capture by the [[Providers]] of [[Triskelion]]. ({{TOS|The Gamesters of Triskelion}})
 
 
;Jonah <nowiki>1:17-2:10</nowiki> : In [[2371]], [[Kathryn Janeway]] made a reference to [[Jonah]] and the [[fish]]. ({{VOY|The Cloud}})
 
 
;Haggai <nowiki>2</nowiki> : There was a corresponding Book of Haggai in the [[Bible (Omega IV)|Omegan Bible]], also containing two chapters. ({{TOS|The Omega Glory}})
 
 
====New Testament====
 
;Matthew <nowiki>6:28</nowiki> : In 2268, Spock, quoting from the [[wikipedia:Sermon on the Mount|Sermon on the Mount]], compared [[tribbles]] to "lilies of the field... they toil not, neither do they spin." ({{TOS|The Trouble with Tribbles}})
 
 
;Matthew <nowiki>13:45-46</nowiki> : In 2268, [[Scotty]] related the parable of the [[Pearl of Great Price]] while referring to [[Gem]]'s value to the [[Vian]]s. ({{TOS|The Empath}})
 
 
;Luke <nowiki>4:23</nowiki> : ''"Physician, heal thyself"'' - [[James T. Kirk]] ({{film|2}})
 
 
;John <nowiki>8:7</nowiki> : "He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone at her". (The title of "[[Let He Who Is Without Sin...]]" is a variation of this verse)
 
 
;John <nowiki>8:32</nowiki> : ''"The truth that shall set them free!"'' - Preacher ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}})
 
 
;John <nowiki>11:1-12:17</nowiki> : Flint claimed to be Lazarus. ({{TOS|Requiem for Methuselah}})
 
 
;1 Corinthians <nowiki>13:12</nowiki> : "For now we see through a glass, darkly". (The title "[[In a Mirror, Darkly]]" is an allusion to this verse; the same verse is quoted by Captain Picard in ''[[Star Trek Nemesis]]'')
 
 
;2 Timothy <nowiki>4:7</nowiki> : ''"I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith."'' - [[Joseph Sisko]] ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}})
 
 
;Revelation <nowiki>22:6</nowiki> : ''"And he said to me, 'These words are trustworthy and true.' And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place."'' - Preacher ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}})
 
 
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==Appendices==
 
===External Links===
 
* {{wikipedia|Bible}}
 
* {{Wikipedia|Gutenberg Bible}}
 
* [http://bibleresources.bible.com/index.php Online Bible] at [http://www.bible.com Bible.com]
 
 
===Apocrypha===
 
* The "[[Star Trek: A Time to...|A Time to...]]" novels reference '''Ecclesiastes 3:1-8'''.
 
* [http://startrek.wikia.com/wiki/Bible Bible] at [http://startrek.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Memory Beta], the non-canon Star Trek wiki
 
   
 
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Latest revision as of 18:41, 12 May 2023

SS Botany Bay-library

The Holy Bible (second from the right) aboard the SS Botany Bay

For the comparable book from Omega IV, please see Bible (Omega IV).

The Bible, sometimes called the Holy Bible, was a collection of ancient Earth writings usually bound together as a book. Laws pertaining to the Human rights of the accused were enumerated in the Bible. (TOS: "Court Martial")

The Bible is a sacred text in Christianity and Judaism, dealing extensively with the history of the latter, and Humanity's relationship with one of the Human gods.

The earliest books of the Bible were called the Torah, and were written in Hebrew on scrolls. Modified Torah scrolls were placed in the front of the White Church on Terralysium. (DIS: "New Eden")

One of the first mass-produced, printed copies of the Bible was the Gutenberg Bible. (TOS: "Requiem for Methuselah"; TNG: "A Matter Of Time")

The Bible was a very influential book in Earth history and, as such, Humans used the word "bible" to describe works of similar influence among other societies. Examples included the Vulcan Kir'Shara, and Chicago Mobs of the Twenties, the latter explicitly being described as the blueprint for the Iotians' entire society moments before. (ENT: "Daedalus"; TOS: "A Piece of the Action")

It also inspired works of art, such as movies. In 2152, when Lieutenant Malcolm Reed asked Captain Jonathan Archer what made him think that the Suliban wouldn't come after Enterprise NX-01 once they found the Suliban stealth cruiser, Archer replied, "Just like those old Bible movies, Malcolm. It wasn't written." (ENT: "Shockwave")

A 20th century copy of the Holy Bible was among a small collection of books found aboard the SS Botany Bay. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)

The Bible was one of multiple legal authorities cited by Samuel T. Cogley, attorney at law, at Captain Kirk's general court martial in 2267. (TOS: "Court Martial")

Spock was somewhat familiar with the Bible and the story of Adam and Eve from the book of Genesis. (TOS: "The Apple") In 2285, when Kirk wondered aloud what the phrase "give up Genesis" was speaking of, Spock suggested that he might be able to figure it out if he knew was Genesis was, apart from the Bible. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)

In 2374, Joseph Sisko recited a Bible verse to Benjamin Sisko, which surprised his son, as he had never known his father to quote from the Bible before. (DS9: "Far Beyond the Stars") (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)

Benny Russell encountered a preacher who used several Biblical quotes to help convince him to follow his dreams and to open people's eyes to the future of mankind. (DS9: "Far Beyond the Stars")

Noted Biblical references

External links