The Preacher’s remark that “of the making of many books there is no end” comes readily to mind when anyone attempts a survey of this sort. The current revival of religious interest in the ...

Casey Cep writes about her experience reading the Old Testament during pregnancy, for a course taught by the novelist Marilynne Robinson, noting how Biblical stories about mothers stand out to her ...

Divisions of the BibleDivisions of the Bible The Old Testament books are grouped in the following manner: 1) Historical books, which are arranged not in the order in which they were written but ...

The major problem lay with the Old Testament which Jewish scholars limited to 39 books. However, there was also a Greek Old Testament (i.e., the Septuagint) which contained these 39 books and others.

Ancestors, judges, kings, prophets, priests, wise ones and mysterious figures are the categories of Old Testament characters that Dianne Bergant groups together in People of the Covenant: An ...

Got religion? Well, it's time you lost it, says the Rev. Andrew Farley in his new book, "God without Religion." Christians need no spiritual relationship with the Old Testament, including the Ten C… ...

New Testament answers to the human predicament have their roots in the theological concepts and religious experience of Old Testament believers and writers.