The term "Scripture (or Scriptures)" is used once in the Book of Daniel andfifty-four times in the New Testament. It refers to the whole book, which is commonly knownas "the Bible." The parts of The Scripture, or individual books, are called "books" or"scrolls," which are biblos or biblion in Greek. These words do not refer to thecomplete writ, The Scriptures.

The word "Bible" for The Scriptures was first used about A.D. 400. Thepapyrus, on which all documents were written was imported from Egypt through the Phoenicianseaport Gebal, which the Greeks called Byblos or Byblus. This seaport was the home of thePhoenician Sun-deity. This city was founded by Baal Chronos and was the seat of Adonis andonce contained a large temple of Adonis. The Sun-god was associated with the "Lady of Biblos."Both the city of Byblos in Phoenicia and the city Byblis in Egypt were named after the femaledeity Byblis (also called Byble or Biblis). This deity was the grand-daughter of Apollo, theGreek Sun-deity. Byblia was also a name for Venus, an astral goddess and a goddess ofsensuality among the ancient Greeks.