as in Bible
a book made up of the writings accepted by Christians as coming from God one of the greatest commandments from Scripture is "Love thy neighbor"

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Recent Examples of Scripture But what truly sets us apart is the spiritual layer—scripture sewn into every piece to uplift, cover, and affirm. Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Aug. 2025 Now the president of the school’s Student Theological Society, Gear leads weekly discussions on scripture with his peers. Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025 After 500 years imprisoned beneath a mountain, Sun Wukong gets one final shot at redemption: protecting a Buddhist monk on a perilous journey to retrieve sacred scriptures from India. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 July 2025 Dream books offered augury, poetry, and purpose—a kind of secular scripture for the numbers game. Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025 But what’s beautiful is that, in ancient Indian scriptures, there’s actually a whole school of thought called Nada Yoga, the yoga of deep listening. Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025 Howard spoke of a scripture within the Bible where Prophet Elijah died next to his mentee Elisha. Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025 The space is modest but alive with experimentation: layers of acrylic, snippets of scripture and raw canvases in mid-transformation. Andrew S. Jacobson, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2025 Written during Ireland’s golden age (between the sixth and ninth centuries), the manuscripts included scripture, encyclopedic volumes and language manuals, according to the Guardian’s Rory Carroll. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2025

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“Scripture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Scripture. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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