So many of us writers, translators, and readers are accustomed to the translation process that it can be surprising to learn ...

The Books of the Old Testament, by Robert H. Pfeiffer (Harper) is an abridgement of his earlier Introduction. In the author’s own words, it “adds nothing, changes no conclusions, and omits ...

Imagine walking through life without the Holy Spirit. No inner guide. No advocate. No quiet voice in your spirit convicting ...

Richard J. Clifford. Richard J. Clifford, S.J., is professor of Old Testament and dean of the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry (founded in June 2008). A former editor of The Catholic ...

Specifically we do not agree on the Old Testament (OT) canon - the list of Books inspired by God. The Catholic OT Canon includes - Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, ...

ABBOTT ON TRADITIONS.; He Says Those Relating to the Authorship of Old Testament Books Are of Little Value. Share full article. March 15, 1897.

This is not to shrug off the troubling theology or ethics of the Old Testament. But it is to contend that the Old Testament holds more (and much more) than just such troubles. This is more than Boyd ...

Luther and subsequent protestants reasoned these texts were inappropriate for inclusion in the Old Testament, with the thought that the Hebrew section of the Bible should only include books in Hebrew.

The major problem lay with the Old Testament which Jewish scholars limited to 39 books. However, there was also a Greek Old Testament (i.e., the Septuagint ) which contained these 39 books and others.

David W. Kerr has been Professor of Old Testament at Gordon Divinity School since 1953. He holds the B.A. degree from the University of Western Ontario, Canada, and the B.D. and Th.M. degrees from ...