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Bible, Study of the Chief occupation of the authorities of the Catholic Church , of its early Fathers and Doctors, of scriptural specialists, and theologians. Due to their devout as well as scientific labors we have what is called an Introduction to the Bible, treating the inspiration of the Sacred Books, their Canon, their meaning … Continue reading “Bible, Study of the”

Bible Societies First formed for the dissemination of the Sacred Scriptures, but in time extended their scope so as to embrace the twofold work of translating and editing. The first real Bible Society was the Von Canstein Bible Institute of Saxony, founded in 1710 , and still thriving in Halle, Germany . As Protestantism developed, … Continue reading “Bible Societies”

Bible Reading by Laity In the history of the Church there never has been a general prohipition against the reading of the Bible by the laity. While the Church does not consider Bible reading necessary for salvation, she has always approved such reading under proper conditions. In consequence, we find that any restrictions which the … Continue reading “Bible Reading by Laity”

Bible-Reading SEE READING OF THE SCRIPTURES. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Bible of the Poor Bible of the Poor Books popular especially in the 15th century , consisting of about 40 pages of pictures illustrating the New Testament, with appropriate prophetic scenes from the Old on either side of each page and explanatory texts in the corners. Their invention is ascribed to Saint Anschar , Bishop … Continue reading “Bible of the Poor”

Bible, Names of the The Bible contains the revelation of God to man, and is therefore named from the Greek, biblion, “The Book,” book of all books. Our Lord used the name Scriptures (Latin: scribere, to write), in Matthew 22, because it is the written record of that revelation, the Written Word, or Holy Writ. … Continue reading “Bible, Names of the”

Bible, Manuscripts of the Manuscripts are written, as opposed to printed, copies of the original text or of a version either of the whole Bible or of a part thereof. After introductory remarks on manuscripts in general, we shall take up in detail the Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Syriac, Armenian, and Coptic manuscripts of the Bible; … Continue reading “Bible, Manuscripts of the”

Bible, Manuscripts Of SEE MANUSCRIPTS, BIBLICAL. Bible Societies, associations for the printing, translation, and circulation of the Word of God. They are given in this article in the following order, viz.: (I.) Bible Societies of Great Britain; (II.) Bible Societies on the Continent of Europe; (III.) American Bible Society; (IV.) American and Foreign Bible Society … Continue reading “Bible, Manuscripts Of (2)”

Bible, Luther’s Luther translated the Bible into German (1522-1534) from the original Hebrew and Greek, also making use of the Latin version of Lyra, a Hebrew-Latin text, and an older German translation. His translation has literary merit but contains numerous errors, especially dogmatic, e.g., in Romans 3, it inserts “alone” after “faith.” Revised editions of … Continue reading “Bible, Luther’s”

Bible, Inspiration of the The subject will be treated in this article under the four heads: I. Belief in Inspired books; II. Nature of Inspiration; III. Extent of Inspiration; IV. Protestant Views on the Inspiration of the Bible. I. BELIEF IN INSPIRED BOOKS A. Among the Jews The belief in the sacred character of certain … Continue reading “Bible, Inspiration of the”