Category Archives: Scripture

On slavery, Fr. James Martin quotes this article: “Where the Bible mentions [same-sex sexual] behavior at all, it clearly condemns it. I freely grant that. The issue is precisely whether the biblical judgment is correct. The Bible sanctioned slavery as … Continue reading →

The widespread heresy is the claim that the Bible is only inerrant on matters of faith and morals. The dogma is that the Bible is inerrant on every subject about which it makes an assertion, including history, geography, and physical … Continue reading →

Some persons criticize the Bible, and attempt to discredit its teachings on morality, by pointing to the Old Testament dietary laws. They suggest that some of the moral teachings of the Bible are as outdated, or as irrelevant to modern … Continue reading →

From March of 2004 to March of 2009, I worked nearly every day translating the Latin Vulgate Bible into modern English. When completed, I placed the translation in the public domain, so that anyone could use this Bible version for … Continue reading →

In the Gospel, Jesus says that both sons of Zebedee, James the greater and John the Evangelist, would be martyred. [Mark] {10:35} And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, drew near to him, saying, “Teacher, we wish that whatever … Continue reading →

1. Some words in the Bible’s original languages are so obscure no one knows what they mean. The footnotes of a Bible often say about such words, “Hebrew obscure, corrected according to the Greek” or a similar phrasing. Usually, this … Continue reading →

For some reason, the following passage from the book of Leviticus is often ridiculed today: [Leviticus] {19:19} Observe my laws. You shall not cause your cattle to breed with other kinds of animals. You shall not sow your field with … Continue reading →

The first century Jews would gather at Jerusalem three times each year: the Feast of Tabernacles, the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Passover), and the Feast of Weeks (Jewish Pentecost). [Exodus] {23:14} Three times in each year, you shall celebrate feasts … Continue reading →

I propose that we read the whole Bible in preparation for the Warning on Good Friday of 2016 (March 25th). Here is the math: * 5 days a week (Mon. through Fri.) for 52 weeks is 260 days. * 1 … Continue reading →

David attempted to murder Uriah, to cover up his sin of adultery with Bathsheba. So David did commit the mortal sin of murder. However, according to the account of these events in Sacred Scripture, David’s order to murder Uriah was … Continue reading →