See Bibliophile in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "> Whether or not a nonbeliever would care is moot.\nThat's what bugs me about Bibliophiles, \"Bible-worshippers.\" I was replying to a nonbeliever, so it most definitely is not moot. Look at the context, man.",
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"text": "I'm not a Bibliophile, but I'm curious about something. You say that NT [New Testament] was translated from Greek to English. But, the Greeks had to at least do translations from x (Hebrew?) to Greek. You don't mean that Paul and Friends spoke Greek, do you?",
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"text": "> Where in the Bible does it say the soul is immortal? Or that\n> suffering is eternal?\nNot being a Bibliophile these many years, I don't really know where it says the soul is immortal. I was raised to believe in the immortal soul but I don't remember where it would be.",
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"text": "> > You read the Bible wrong, obviously.\n>\n> Bibiliolatry is not a good substitute for having a relationship with God,\n> who is love.\nI don't have a relationship with God, I have a relationship with a real woman. Not a Bibliophile but a believer in what God considers unforgiveable.",
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