Another section of the Hebrew Bible consists of the prophets ... The English word "Bible" is from the Greek phrase ta biblia, "the books," an expression Hellenistic Jews used to describe their ...

What is the New King James Version of the Bible and how does it differ from others? Here is a brief explanation of several ...

The following are the most important versions or translations of the Bible. 1. Septuagint. The oldest Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament is known as the Septuagint, and was made between ...

Biblical texts shaped the development of Western civilization and steadily made advances into societies formerly resistant to ...

In “The Bible: A Global History,” Bruce Gordon chronicles the Christian Bible’s progression from a collection of ancient ...

For state school superintendent Ryan Walters, not any old Bible will do for the edification of Oklahoma’s children.

Most people know that St. Jerome — whose feast day the Catholic Church celebrates on Sept. 30 — is famous for translating the entire Bible into Latin in the fourth century A.D., creating a ...

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There is no book in the Hebrew Bible with that title ... Philippians was not written in Hebrew, but Greek, like much of the New Testament. Which raises the question: Why would Vientos have ...