For more on Joshua’s faith and leadership, see Volume 89. Then, recently in 249, we discussed Joshua’s most famous verse: “As ...

The Ethiopian Orthodox Church has the largest Old Testament collection of any tradition, having 46 books in total compared to the 39 of the Hebrew Bible. Photograph of a Torah reading, by Jay ...

True generosity, as taught by Jesus and the apostles, involves more than just giving a portion of our surplus.

The Old Testament books are grouped in the following ... The chapter division, as found in the Bible today, dates from the thirteenth century and is the work of Stephen Langton, professor at ...

In “I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can),” Swift sings, “Come close I’ll show you heaven / If you’ll be an angel all night.” In ...

The titles "Old" and "New Testament" were used by St. Paul (2 Corinthians, 2:14). The term "testament," as applied to the two parts of the Bible, means: a covenant, agreement, pact. In the ...

So, I wondered if there is a connection between the two verses besides both being recorded in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). Let’s take a look. The passage Numbers 6:24-27 has a specific ...

In his teaching, Jesus often quoted the Jewish Scriptures; after his death, his followers turned to them for clues to the meaning of his life and message. Biblical scholar Mark Hamilton discusses ...

Volume 4, rewritten by Tregelles for this edition, addresses textual criticism of the New Testament. Drawing strongly on his previous scholarship, Tregelles covers the history of the text, ...

An almost 1,500-year-old section of the Biblical text has been discovered during a recent study, scientists have revealed.

Our research interests also include the history of the influence and interpretation of the Bible. The Department offers research-based instruction in two disciplines: Old Testament studies and New ...

It’s the glimmers of Jesus’ birth in the Old Testament — written hundreds of years before the nativity narrative — they believe offer some of the most compelling evidence of Scripture’s ...