Bible



The Bible is a religious text mentioned throughout the wastelands.

Background
A collection of books written thousands of years prior to the Great War of 2077, spoken of by a few individuals in reference to their faith. Joshua Graham, Daniel and Waking Cloud are shown reading a book called Scripture and mentions of the text still appears in the wastes.

Mentions

 * Joshua Graham is a Mormon and speaks extensively about his religion, including his thoughts of his Lord, beliefs, missionary work, and several mentions of and references to the Bible. Graham shares several parables when speaking with the Courier, including that of the prodigal son. When remarking about his counterpart missionary Daniel, he shares that they do not always see eye to eye, using biblical characters to demonstrate it by saying, "he is the John to our Matthew and Mark." Graham mentions other biblical characters such as Moses, Thomas, and Cain. The New Caananite quotes directly from the Bible several times, remarking that, "Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed" and sharing a passage with the Courier, reciting, "By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem who said, 'Raze it, raze it, even to the foundation.' O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed. Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones."
 * Graham's unique weapon is named A Light Shining in Darkness, which is a reference to John 1:5. It has the verse inscribed in Greek on the sides of the gun, reading "καὶ τὸ φῶς ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ φαίνει" on the right side and "καὶ ἡ σκοτία αὐτὸ οὐ κατέλαβεν" on the left, which translates to "and the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not."

Appearances
The Bible is mentioned only in Fallout 3 and the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Honest Hearts.

Behind the scenes
Developers of Fallout: New Vegas state that the New Canaanites use the King James Version of the Bible.