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What Books Belong in the Bible?
Who decided what books should be in the Bible? Why were these decisions made? Read this article to find outThe Bible as Christians know it today did not begin as one large volume—with Old and New Testaments. It came into being as part of a selection process called “canonization.” The Greek word for “canon” can mean many things, such as…
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The Old Testament in Christian Bibles Chart
Different Christian traditions include different books in the Old Testament. This table offers a comparison of the Old Testament canon used by Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant Christians. The Old Testament in Christian Bibles contains all of the books included in the Jewish Scriptures. Some Christian traditions also include books that are not part of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh). Most of…
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Greek Versions of the Jewish Scriptures
What does the word “Septuagint” mean? Is the Roman numeral “LXX” significant? Find out the answers to these questions and more. In the third century B.C. Jewish scholars in Alexandria, Egypt, translated the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek. Many Jewish people lived in Greek-speaking areas of the Mediterranean world, and spoke Greek on an everyday basis. This Greek version of the…
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The New Testament
The “New Testament” is the second part of the Christian Bible. Its twenty-seven books continue the story of God's people begun in the Old Testament (the Jewish Scriptures). The “New Testament” is the second part of the Christian Bible. Its twenty-seven books continue the story of God’s people begun in the Old Testament (the Jewish Scriptures). The word “testament” comes…
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Africans in the Bible
Read profiles of several Africans featured in the Old and New Testaments. If one were to ask most people if Africans are found in the Bible, the common answer one would get would be that they are not. There are several reasons for such an answer such as people in the Bible are Caucasian and questions around the descendants of…
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Celebrating Freedom Is Experiencing Struggle
Freedom requires sacrifice. Reflect on the price and value of freedom through this brief meditation inspired by the work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Freedom, for Dr. King, was grounded in social justice; it could not be attained without sacrifice and self-denial.ReflectionWhat do you want?Advertisers are quick to respond, "You want the freedom to access easy credit; buy…
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