Good Book

English Alternative forms en Book Proper noun 1 Good Book en Christianity The Bible. en 1775 John Wesley An extract of the Rev. Mr John Wesley's journal, from his embarking for Georgia, to his return to London. https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_an-extract-of-the-rev-m_wesley-john_1775/page/n39/mode/2up 22 I told him "If Red men will learn the good Book, they may know as much as white men [...]" 19 Spare the rod and spile the child, as the Good Book says. I'm a laying up sin and suffering for us both, I know. en 1894 S. R. Crockett The Raiders 4 https://archive.org/details/bwb_KU-461-686_4ed/page/40/mode/2up 40 "Mind ye, Paitrick," he used to say, "that the Good Book says, 'A soft answer turneth away wrath.' Now keep your temper, laddie. [...]" Translations the Good Book German: de gutes Buch n das gute Buch Polish: pl Pismo Święte f Romanian: ro cartea sfântă f, ro Sfânta Scriptură f See also en good books en skybook derogatory Indian slang, referring to the Qur'an or the Bible en Bible Christianity Nicknames