Book

The Bible

Name: The Bible
Author: Barbara Kingsolver

Barbara Kingsolver

PublisherFaber & Faber, Limited

Published2020-07-22

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Miguel de CervantesCeleb

3/1/2026

Miguel de Cervantes cited numerous biblical passages throughout Don Quixote. As a writer in sixteenth-century Catholic Spain, the Bible was the foundation of his worldview and moral system, and biblical rhetoric runs deep in the proverbs of Sancho Panza and the speeches of Don Quixote.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixote

Francis BaconCeleb

3/1/2026

Francis Bacon quoted the Latin Vulgate Bible frequently throughout his essays. He drew directly on biblical passages as evidence in many of his pieces, including "Of Truth," "Of Death," "Of Unity in Religion," "Of Revenge," and "Of Atheism."

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon

Lionel RichieCeleb

3/1/2026

Lionel Richie grew up in an Episcopalian family in Tuskegee, Alabama, and once considered studying theology to become an Episcopal priest, so deep was his faith. In interviews, Richie has called God his co-writer, saying he himself is merely the messenger in between. The Bible is the foundational text running beneath his life and creative work.

Source: https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/lionel-richie/

Evelyn GlennieCeleb

3/1/2026

Evelyn Glennie has said she has drawn inspiration from the New Testament since her teenage years. She had a habit of underlining passages that resonated with her. In an interview, she said, "I wonder why I underlined certain passages back then. It is not so different from how I think now. I still long to be inspired." For her, the New Testament was always a fresh source of inspiration, much like approaching a new musical work.

Source: https://www.todaysamericancatholic.org/2022/02/organized-vibration/

Daddy YankeeCeleb

3/1/2026

Daddy Yankee announced his retirement in 2022 and declared he would devote himself to his Christian faith. At his final concert before 15,000 fans, he confessed, "Jesus lives within me and I live for Him." He has since immersed himself in Bible study and shares the Gospel in churches across Puerto Rico and Latin America. He testified: "For a long time I tried to fill the emptiness in my life, but no one could fill it. Only He filled that void."

Source: https://www.christianitytoday.com/2023/12/daddy-yankee-christian-retires-farruko-hector-delgado/

Justin BieberCeleb

3/1/2026

Justin Bieber, a devout Christian, places the Bible at the center of his life. He has posted photos of himself reading it on Instagram, sharing his faith with 95 million followers. He and his wife Hailey read the Bible together daily as a cornerstone of their shared faith.

Source: https://cbn.com/news/news/justin-bieber-posts-photo-reading-bible-his-95m-instagram-followers

Louis BrailleCeleb

3/1/2026

Louis Braille received private tutoring as a child from Jacques Palluy, the village priest of Coupvray, who taught him about religion and the Christian virtues of empathy and compassion, reading him the Bible. Braille grew into a devout Catholic, and shortly before his death declared, "Yesterday was the greatest and most beautiful day of my entire life. When you have experienced the sacraments, you understand all the grandeur and power of religion." His religious faith originated from Father Palluy's biblical instruction in childhood.

Source: https://braille-genesis.rarebook-ubfc.fr/index.php/louis-braille/

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelCeleb

3/1/2026

As a young man, Hegel received theological training and studied the Bible deeply — especially the New Testament and Jesus's teachings. His early theological writings, including The Life of Jesus and The Spirit of Christianity and Its Fate, show how scripture shaped the foundations of his later philosophy.

Source: https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/literature-and-writing/early-theological-writings-georg-wilhelm-friedrich-hegel

Ving RhamesCeleb

3/1/2026

Ving Rhames is a devout Christian who always carries a Bible on set and reads it regularly. Having grown up on 126th Street in Harlem — where Islam and Christianity coexist — he was raised in the Pentecostal church and deepened his faith there. In his Golden Globe acceptance speech he said it was "what God put in my heart." Faith is the core driving force that runs through both his life and his acting.

Source: https://seniorplanet.org/articles-senior-planet-ving-rhames/

Louis PasteurCeleb

3/1/2026

Louis Pasteur was a devout Catholic who began each day by reading the Bible and praying. He was convinced that nature clearly bears the evidence of its Creator, directly citing Genesis 1:24 — that all animals reproduce after their own kind — as a scientific premise. At the moment of his death he was holding a rosary; when his wife closed his eyes, a crucifix was placed in his hands. For Pasteur, the Bible was both the foundation of his faith and the starting point of his scientific inquiry.

Source: https://crev.info/scientists/louis-pasteur/