The Bible refers to holy people — ones who are holier than others. There are differences in holiness among human beings: James 5:16-18 (RSV) ... The prayer of a righteous man has great power in its ...

The oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible, described as “one of the most important and singular texts in human history,” has become the most valuable manuscript ever to be sold at an auction. The ...

Assistant Professor of Theology (Bible in Global Cultures), Fordham University But these many voices do not necessarily boil down to a single theology or ethical framework. As a scholar of the Hebrew ...

The Codex Sassoon, believed to date from the late 9th or early 10th century, was bought at Sotheby’s by the American Friends of the ANU — Museum of the Jewish People. By Jennifer Schuessler The oldest ...

(RNS) — Alfred H. Moses, the 93-year-old former US ambassador to Romania, only learned about the rare, 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible three months ago. (RNS) — When an 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible was ...

In Alabama, we consider ourselves to be the “buckle of the Bible belt” and public religious culture is an essential characteristic of how we live our daily lives. The Bible as the Word of God is ...

NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - The world's oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible sold for $38.1 million on Wednesday, Sotheby’s said, one of the highest prices ever for a book or document sold at ...