Second, we have the Passover, the most significant event for the people of the Old Testament. For a full account of the Passover ritual, read Exodus 12. Here are some highlights that relate to the ...

So, let’s read about the wisdom offered in the Bible with its timeless lessons and examples of both good and bad, triumphs and failures. In the Old Testament, four great leaders who were notably ...

I grew up with the King James Bible, memorizing verses with ye and thou. Although my mom read to my siblings and me from Our Home Bible Story Book given to us by our neighbors in Indiana. In ...

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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 ...

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 ...