The Holy Bible is the book of books or it is ‘The Book

[Mary Naeem]

Pope Shenouda III






Blessed is He, the Lord God, who humbled Himself to talk to us who are but dust and ashes. And blessed is He for ordering His holy prophets, to record His words for us, so all was kept for us in the Holy Bible, a benefit for our souls and light for our path.

The Holy Bible is the book of books or it is ‘The Book’.
When we say ‘The Book’ only, we mean the Bible of God, His words by which He talks to us. It was inspired and told by the Holy Spirit through the words of His holy prophets. “For prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit” (2Pet 1:21) . Therefore, in the Apostles’ Creed, we say about the Holy Spirit, “who spoke in the prophets.” And as the Apostle says, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” (2Tim 3:16).