The The etymology (etymology (oror origin) of the word origin) of the word BibleBible::

Comes from the Greek word for Comes from the Greek word for bookbook, , which literally means which literally means scroll,scroll,

which came from the name of an old which came from the name of an old Phoenician port called Byblos, where Phoenician port called Byblos, where Egyptian papyrus was imported from Egyptian papyrus was imported from into Greeceinto Greece

From there it passed through Latin into From there it passed through Latin into EnglishEnglish

PentateuchPentateuch

The first 5 books of the BibleThe first 5 books of the Bible Greek for “five scroll-cases”Greek for “five scroll-cases” In the Torah, this is known as the “Five Books” In the Torah, this is known as the “Five Books”

of Mosesof Moses

MonotheismMonotheism ““one God”one God” Refers to the faith traditions of Judaism, Refers to the faith traditions of Judaism,

Christianity and IslamChristianity and Islam The opposite is The opposite is polytheism (or many gods)polytheism (or many gods)

PaganismPaganism (from Latin (from Latin paganus paganus meaning “an old meaning “an old

country dweller” country dweller” Refers to…Refers to…

any faith traditions outside the Abrahamic any faith traditions outside the Abrahamic monotheisticmonotheistic religions of religions of Judaism, Judaism, Christianity and IslamChristianity and Islam

historic and contemporary (modern) historic and contemporary (modern) polytheistic religionspolytheistic religions

a broad set of spiritual or cultic practices or a broad set of spiritual or cultic practices or beliefs of any folk religionbeliefs of any folk religion

Pagan traditions are marked by the Pagan traditions are marked by the absence of absence of proselytismproselytism

Paganism cont. Paganism cont. ““paganpagan” is the Christian adaptation of the ” is the Christian adaptation of the

““gentilegentile” of Judaism, and as such has an ” of Judaism, and as such has an inherent Christian biasinherent Christian bias

While the original, literal meaning, While the original, literal meaning, thethe denotationdenotation, of the word is not negative, , of the word is not negative, the associations or the associations or connotationconnotation of the of the word is negativeword is negative

So we can say it has a So we can say it has a pejorativepejorative, or , or negative, negative, connotationconnotation, comparable to , comparable to infidelinfidel or or heathenheathen