The books of the Bible were very likely written in the cursive style of writing. The cursive (or "running hand") style joins the letters of a word together as when we write today. In addition ...

The Jews divided their sacred books into sections. The chapter division, as found in the Bible today, dates from the thirteenth century and is the work of Stephen Langton, professor at the ...

‘One hundred years from my day,” Voltaire is supposed to have remarked, “there will not be a Bible on earth except ... derived from the Greek biblia, “books”—to its present status ...

This book is no longer available to purchase from Cambridge Core The Bible is one of the most influential and profound texts in human history - it is disturbing, unconventional, and never content with ...

Q: The first five books of the Bible, which Jews know as the Torah, are also called The Five Books of Moses. Where did the idea that Moses wrote these books come from? Coogan: In the Hebrew Bible ...

His article "The Past as Destiny" will appear in the October issue of the Harvard Theological Review The Origins of the Hebrew Bible and Its Components The sacred books that make up the anthology ...

One is under lock and key at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Better check your bookshelves because these rare books are worth a fortune. It’s a little-known Bible fact that not so ...

The King James Version of the Bible was first published in 1611. Its literary brilliance is well known and ... Cambridge has reissued that edition as part of its digital reprint programme for classic ...

The Dominicans indicated that Father Gutiérrez’s remains would lie in state at the Santo Domingo convent in Lima’s historic ...

The Russian dissident died under mysterious circumstances in a prison camp above the Arctic Circle last February, alone, ...

“The Price of Power,” by Michael Tackett, reveals a legislator for whom political survival has been a top priority — even when it means supporting a “sleazeball” for the presidency. By ...

By Tasman Tobey Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. 5 Books to Read About Policing Before You Vote ...