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Easter Sunday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, which Christians believe occurred three days after his crucifixion, according to the Bible.
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
While no formal rule of etiquette forbids lying to one’s friends and loved ones, the Bible has something to say about it.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
Among the best-selling books of all time (after the Bible, naturally), Harry Potter is a cultural touchpoint and lingua franca for tens of millions of readers worldwide — one that, for many of the attendees, served as their first introduction to the joys of reading.
—Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
The Anabaptists were a radical nonconformist sect that took the egalitarian, pacifist, and renunciatory injunctions of the Bible seriously and tried to organize communal living, before being ruthlessly persecuted by the authorities and other Protestant sects.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
While no formal rule of etiquette forbids lying to one’s friends and loved ones, the Bible has something to say about it.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
Among the best-selling books of all time (after the Bible, naturally), Harry Potter is a cultural touchpoint and lingua franca for tens of millions of readers worldwide — one that, for many of the attendees, served as their first introduction to the joys of reading.
—Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
The Anabaptists were a radical nonconformist sect that took the egalitarian, pacifist, and renunciatory injunctions of the Bible seriously and tried to organize communal living, before being ruthlessly persecuted by the authorities and other Protestant sects.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
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“The Bible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Bible. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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