Robert Burns’s famous couplet came to mind as I read this book: “O wad some Pow’r the giftie gie us / To see oursels as ithers see us!” In this case, the “Power” is two Jewish scholars, Amy-Jill ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Bible is the world’s most influential book. But books, like people, can be influential because of what they say, or because of ...

SHERIDAN, Miami (AFP) - An extremely fragile, ancient Hebrew scroll has been digitally unwrapped for the first time, revealing the earliest copy of Old Testament Bible scripture since the Dead Sea ...

In this painting by English artist William Hole (1846-1917) the Masoretes are depicted working on an authoritative text of the Old Testament in the city of Tiberias on the western shore of the Sea of ...

Editor’s note: Columns in the Faith section reflect opinions and perspectives of the writer and are not necessarily those of The Republic. A friend recently asked me why God in the Old Testament (the ...

Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled into the book "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible." "Part Two," featuring volumes 57-113, was ...