This volume introduces ancient Israel's Scriptures, or the Hebrew Bible, commonly called the Old Testament. It also traces the legacy of monotheism first found in the pages of the Old Testament. Where ...

“The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether” (Psalm 19:9).

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The oldest known tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments from the Old Testament is expected to fetch up to $2 million when ...

The Old Testament books are grouped in the following manner ... The chapter division, as found in the Bible today, dates from the thirteenth century and is the work of Stephen Langton, professor ...

The term "testament," as applied to the two parts of the Bible, means ... the terms "Old" and "New" Testaments also designate the sacred books of each.

The diversity of biblical options is as old as the Bible itself. For 2000 years, Christians have been making choices about ...