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The Revised Jewish Publication Society edition of the Bible uses gender-neutral language when referring to God. (JTA) — A new Bible translation that eschews gendered pronouns for God is now available ...

I definitely owned a "modern" translation of the bible (as one of many in my bible collection...uggghhhh) sometime back in 1998 - 2003 range that was written in what was plain language to my teenage ...

For 24 years, literary scholar Robert Alter has been working on a new translation of the Hebrew Bible and — "this may shock some of your listeners," he warns — he's been working on it by hand. "I'm ...

The Bible is the king of books. It contains books that were written over a 1,500-year history by various authors living on three continents. To put this book in perspective, it’s a basis for the ...

Some years ago, in a fit of religious enthusiasm, I decided that I wanted to learn Greek. This was so that I could read the New Testament in its original language, a desire I could not really explain, ...

“St. Jerome,” from the workshop of Marinus van Reymerswaele. (Erik Cornelius/Sweden Nationalmuseum, via Wikimedia) St. Jerome, whose feast day is Sept. 30, is a giant in the intellectual history of ...

In a recent conversation with a friend, I mentioned The Adulterous Bible. She had never heard of it. The book, also known as the Sinners Bible or the Wicked Bible, was published in 1631 by Robert ...