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Today, we’ll uncover the contents of the Book of Sirach, who wrote it, and why it didn’t make the cut for the Protestant Bible.

In 2016, the Cepher Bible made waves by including controversial books and additions to books of the Bible. Are the translators correct that these books are important texts that church authorities hid from us?

What does the Book of Nehemiah tell us about the two men named Anaiah? What role did each of them play in the post-exile period of Israelite history?

The prophet Daniel fighting a dragon? Praying in the fiery furnace? If you've read the deuterocanonical books of the Bible, you may know these stories. But are they divinely inspired Scripture?

It’s not often you get a person with more than 10 people in the Bible who share the name, such as Shemaiah. So what do we know about them?

Jeremiah is famous for his biblical writings and ministry during some of the darkest times of Judah’s history. But he didn’t do it alone. Here's what we know about his servant, Baruch.

Most of us want to write a book someday, but how can we know that God is really calling us to write? What do we do next?

There are no lost books of the Bible, or books that were taken out of Scripture, or even books missing from the Bible. Every book that the Lord intended to be in Scripture is there.

The word “apocrypha” comes from the Greek word meaning "hidden" or "secret." Originally, the term was reserved for books with content considered too sacred and grand to make accessible to the general public. Over time, "apocrypha" took on a more...

The Apocrypha should not be considered Scripture because these books bear none of the marks of authority within them. Protestants reject the Apocrypha based on both internal and external evidence. Protestants hold to the 39 books of the Old...

Some people know The Shepherd of Hermas was considered for the biblical canon. So why did it not make it into the collection?

You may not realize there's a clear answer to "when was the Bible written?"

The Book of Jubilees places a strong emphasis on the Jewish calendar and the law. The book mostly features the character of Moses and the events from Exodus but contains the Genesis account as well as indicating that the Ten Commandments were...

The Pauline Epistles were not just seen as human words, devised by Paul. Instead, Paul’s words were inspired by the Holy Spirit, just as the rest of Scripture was written under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Is it still in existence? Yes and no. The original papyrus and vellum pages wore out and have been replaced untold times, but more than 6 billion Bibles and Scripture portions containing the original writings exist in 3,384 languages worldwide.

What Bible do Catholics use.... and why does it have more books than other translations?

“So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the nation avenged itself on its enemies, as it is written in the Book of Jashar. The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day” (Joshua 10:13).

The Gnostic gospels are filled with erroneous teachings. While each of the Marys in the Bible played an important role, none of them wrote a gospel recording Jesus’ life, nor was Mary Magdalene romantically involved with Christ.

If you’ve heard of Hanukah, you might’ve heard of the Maccabees. This group of Jewish people revolted against the Seleucids, when Antiochus IV Epiphanes attempted to obliterate all Jewish culture.

The Holy Days of Obligation have an important place in Roman and Eastern Catholic Church calendars, and a surprising history that many Protestants aren't aware of.