Catholicism teaches that Scripture involves more than the canon accepted by the Jews, Jesus and the Church of the first four centuries, i.e., the 39 books of the Protestant Old Testament.

The Roman Catholic Bible has 73 books, while the Protestant Bibles have 66 books. The other Christian Bibles have 39 books in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament.

As for lectionaries, heard in many churches each Sunday morning, the Revised Common Lectionary omits seven books of the Old Testament and severely underrepresents 13 others, Strawn writes.

Previously we had been talking about the order and organization of the Bible, starting with the sections in Hebrew tradition of the 39 books most Christians call the Old Testament. This general ...

The Old Testament is vital for understanding the New Testament. It’s also indispensable all by itself.

Scientists have uncovered secrets in the Bible that rewrite the story of the Ark of the Covenant, Noah's Flood and when God created the universe, sparking a debate on the Holy Book's origins.

When talking about “the Bible,” I’ll be referring to the version of the Bible shared by the largest number of people, namely, the 39 books of the Old Testament and the 27 books of the New ...

Chosen by Andrew Abernethy, professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College, coeditor of “The Prophets and the Apostolic Witness,” and author of “Savoring Scripture: A Six-Step Guide to ...

Casey Cep writes about her experience reading the Old Testament during pregnancy, for a course taught by the novelist Marilynne Robinson, noting how Biblical stories about mothers stand out to her ...

Over the years, I have reviewed several translations in these pages. These two new ones could not be more different from one another in style, results, packaging, purpose, and intended use. Samuel ...