There is no single 'Bible.' Instead there are many 'Bibles,' all of which trace their roots back to ancient collections of biblical texts. The two primary collections of interest for biblical scholars ...

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This page is a stub.The word ‘canon’ is derived from the Greek word kanon (‘measuring stick’, ‘rule’ or ‘standard’). The biblical canon is the body of sacred literature acknowledged by Judaism (the Je ...

‘...and the walls came tumbling down’! Which walls? Who or what made them tumble down? Did they really tumble down? Does it matter? Where is this story and why was it told? The snippet from a song rel ...

Often regarded as the most controversial book in the canon, Ecclesiastes questions the value of living from a human perspective. Its many difficulties, however, have provoked a wide range of ...

This page is a stub.The Vulgate (vulgate is Latin for ‘common, popular speech’) is the new Latin translation of the Catholic Bible, though portions retain the Old Latin version. It is a work of sev ...

“Like one who kills a son before his father’s eyesis the person who offers a sacrifice from the property of the poor.The bread of the needy is the life of the poor;whoever deprives them of it is a mur ...

This page is a stub.Elohim (meaning ‘God’) first appears in Gen 1:1. In many places Elohim is used as a substitute for YHWH.

In today’s media the title (or at least the sub-title) might be ‘How to Survive a Plague of Locusts’ suggesting practical help for those who need to know and only of marginal interest for those who d ...

PsalmsTwelve Psalms (50, 73–83) refer to Asaph in their titles. They are widely regarded by scholars as a coherent group of Psalms written in reaction to the exile of 586 BCE, though Psalm 50 seems o ...