by Ryan Nelson | Sep 28, 2018 | Article
Most Jews and Protestants consider the Masoretic Text the authoritative Hebrew Bible (Protestants call it the Old Testament). While it was written sometime between the seventh and tenth centuries AD, it was based on the meticulously preserved oral tradition and the... by Ryan Nelson | Sep 7, 2018 | Article
The Vulgate is a fourth-century Latin translation of the Bible, produced primarily by St. Jerome. Working from ancient Greek manuscripts, the original Hebrew, Aramaic texts, and existing Latin translations, Jerome aimed to create a translation that the church could... by Jeffrey Kranz | Aug 31, 2018 | Bible Books, Bible facts
To Christians, the Bible is sacred. It’s divided into two big sections: the Old Testament and the New Testament. And a good deal of Bible geeks know that the Old Testament books are sacred to the Jewish faith, too. In fact, when Peter, Paul, and Jesus talk about... by Ryan Nelson | Aug 24, 2018 | Article
The Septuagint is the oldest surviving Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, traditionally believed to have been written by 72 Jewish scholars sometime during the third century BC. Since Greek was the common language of the Roman Empire, the Septuagint was popular... by Jeffrey Kranz | Aug 9, 2018 | Bible facts
If you’ve ever asked your pastor or Sunday school teacher, “Who wrote the Bible?” you probably got one of two responses: “God wrote the Bible.” The Holy Spirit moved prophets like Moses and apostles like Paul to write about God’s...
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