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For many years, Bible versions that contain only the New Testament and Psalms have been available on the market.

I dreamed about the Prophet Elijah a couple weeks ago. We were sitting on a mountainside talking. The conversation we had is ...

Many evangelical Christians who believe President Donald Trump was uniquely “called by God” and liken him to the Persian King Cyrus ground their belief in specific interpretations of biblical texts.

The Old Testament story of Elijah is full of colour and drama as the prophet revives a widow’s son, confronts the worshippers of Baal, faces up to Ahab and Jezebel, flees to the wilderness ...

Different versions of Jezebel are found in the Old and New Testaments ... She ruled along with her husband Ahab and refuses to worship the biblical God; she continued her traditional worship ...

Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha as The Widow pleading with Gerald Finley's Elijah, Pappano conductingAll images by Mark Allan An understandable choice, but the balance between text and song is a ...

This commandment is a cornerstone of ethical behavior and integrity in both the Old ... Ahab’s wife, devised a plan to have Naboth falsely accused of blasphemy and executed. However, this deception ...

Two kings, in particular, Ahab and Ahaziah, truly did evil in the sight ... by the odds and feel as if our voices are alone or insignificant. Elijah and Elisha are two Old Testament figures who remain ...