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Twitter will be buzzing Monday with Bible banter.

That's because it's the International Day of the Bible, and Christians around the globe are being encouraged to spread the word via social media at noon local time — wherever they may be — by sharing their favorite Psalm, proverb, verse, story or testimonial from or about the Good Book.

The event is sponsored by the National Bible Association, a New York-based nonprofit educational association of business leaders.

Many other groups — including the American Bible Society, Bible Gateway, Scripture Union, Bibles for the World and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — are urging participation using the hashtag #BibleCelebration.

"Honoring God's word and asking him to bless our nations and bring peace to the world is particularly apt in this period of great turmoil," Richard Glickstein, president of the National Bible Association, said on the event's website.

David Noyce