The oldest Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament ... Many Jewish and pagan converts obtained their first knowledge of the Bible through the Septuagint. 2. Old Latin. Since the Christians ...

The King James Version of the Bible was first published in 1611. Its literary brilliance is well known and its words and phrases have had a unique influence on the English language. Four hundred years ...

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 ... Philo's Biblical Antiquities (first century CE ...

Ryan Walters' preferred Bible is not the best choice, and requiring its use in schools violates the separation of church and ...

The new translation of the Bible was no huge success when it was first published. The English preferred to stick with the Geneva Bibles they knew and loved. Besides, edition after edition was ...

Both were published in 1567 meaning that religion was now available in Welsh for the first time ... was the translation’s cultural significance. The translation of the Bible gave great ...

Walters said he wanted to distribute a Bible "free from commentary ... New Revised Standard Version (NRSV), first published ...