A new game show brings the Bible into homes across America. The American Bible Challenge premiered on Aug. 23 on the Game Show Network. Hosted by comedian Jeff Foxworthy, American Bible Challenge pits teams of contestants against each other as they compete to see which team knows the most… Read More

The term “saint” is often used to describe a person of exceptional holiness, formally recognized by the Christian Church, especially by canonization. Canonization is a solemn declaration by the pope in which a deceased member of the faithful is proposed as a model and intercessor to the Christian faithful and… Read More

How does the King James (KJV) Bible translation compare to the Contemporary English Version? I have always been told to stay with the KJV but want to understand the Bible better.— Lesa M. Holmes, by e-mail The King James Version (KJV) is a very accurate translation of the… Read More

The issue concerning 70 vs. 72 men in Luke 10.1 has perplexed many over the years. The variant has to do with what biblical scholars refer to as “external evidence,” that is, the manuscripts themselves. During some 14 centuries when the New Testament was transmitted in handwritten copies, numerous changes… Read More

While the Bible does not use the term “divine judgment,” the Day of Judgment is regarded as the “last day,” or the end of the present world, when God will preside over a final, universal judgment of the living and resurrected dead. In the New Testament, the judge is increasingly… Read More

The 1 Samuel 28.3-25 narrative provides no details about the rituals or conjuring process. In the ancient world, the belief in magic, sorcery and witchcraft was common. Witchcraft and consulting the dead was forbidden by the Law of Moses (Leviticus 19.26, 31), because relying on spirits or powers other than… Read More

The Scripture you have is a New Testament in the King James Version produced by the American Bible Society during World War II. It was probably printed in 1942. Between 1941 and 1945, ABS distributed to our service personnel 4,440,119 copies of the New Testament and a total number of… Read More

Rev. Simon Barnes. Photo by David Singer The Rev. Simon Barnes has served the American Bible Society for more than 14 years. This has taken various forms. Most recently, he led a partnership with Geneva Global Inc., where he helped demonstrate the effectiveness of the Bible Society’s programs… Read More

There is no Christian ceremony or procedure for the disposal of old, worn Bibles. Although everyone agrees that if a book is worn and no longer usable, it should be discarded, discarding a Bible is a difficult act for many people. It should be remembered that a Bible is a… Read More

I am afraid no one can give you an exact number for the English translations and paraphrases of the Bible printed since Tyndale's New Testament of 1526. In part this is due to the difficulty of determining what should be defined as a new translation as opposed to a correction… Read More