I t’s hard to imagine a more influential book than the Bible. When its ancient Old Testament and not-quite-as-ancient New Testament are taken into account, the Bible has been a part of the human ...

A quick concordance search of “God” in the Common English Bible gives 1,109 hits in the New Testament, but 3,189 in the Old Testament. Those statistics are hardly surprising.

Texas / Syndication Cloud / July 07, 2025 / Wordsmith World Key Takeaways: The Bible presents a unified narrative about God’s desire to dwell with humanity, beginning in Eden and culminating in the ...

Of course, the Bible was not written in one go, but in fact is a collection of writings, the earliest dating back nearly 3,500 years. The Bible is made up of the Old Testament (otherwise known as ...

In previous columns, I have shown how certain truths of the faith in the New Testament were prefigured and foreshadowed in the Old Testament. Here, I will focus on the Eucharist.

Let’s turn now to the Old Testament, starting with Exodus, where “rock” first appears. The passage below was referenced in the previously cited 1 Corinthians 10:2-4 . But first, some context.

In the Old Testament, four great leaders who were notably appointed by God stand out. In chronological order, Moses was succeeded by Joshua, then approximately 400 years later, King David was ...

The oldest known tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments from the Old Testament sold on Wednesday for $5.04 million, more than double its high estimate. The stone, which dates back around 1,500 ...