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 ...

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 ...

Rastell’s law dictionary was the first English language dictionary of any type, with its alphabetical arrangement of terms and their definitions. First published in Anglo-Norman French around 1523 as ...

In 1730 Bailey published his large folio edition, which omits all proper names, mythology, and so on, and is the first example of a complete dictionary as we understand the word. Bailey ...

The following guide offers some pointers for prospective customers considering the purchase of a fine Bible. Can you always judge a good book by its cover? Not necessarily – first impressions may be ...

Grumbling’s evil twin is discontentment. Refusing to recognize the providence of God—that He is sovereignly in control of my ...

The former CNN host's sidewalk interviews provide some clear clues about why Americans voted against democracy ...

So Abraham is thought of as the first Jew, the archetype ... As you mentioned, the Bible says that Abraham is circumcised. Cohen: Yes. Genesis 17 is the chapter that spells out, repeatedly ...

Dictionaries are organised alphabetically, so start with the first letter of the word that you are trying to find. 'Alliteration' is going to be in the first section of the dictionary under 'a'.

The first two letters of these words are the same, but the third letters are different. The letter ‘t’ comes after ‘k’ in the alphabet, so you find 'ankle' before 'ant' in the dictionary.

Nice try, Webster. Florida's book-banning law has caused dictionaries to be removed from school shelves due to sexual content.

This may sound extreme for someone in their early 20s, but in Bible Belt culture ... as the leading character in my life. I spent my first two years of college in limbo My love life felt ...