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How is the Catholic Bible different from other translations such as the KJV, NKJV, NIV, and others? The difference between the Catholic version of the Bible and other translations is that it has additional books contained in the Old Testament that other translations (NKJV, NIV, etc.) do not. These added books in the Catholic Bible are known ...
The text is believed to be the work of seventy Jewish scholars that assembled in Alexandria, Egypt around 285 to 247 B.C. Also known as the deuterocanonical books, the Apocrypha itself is a collection of fourteen non-inspired volumes found in the Roman Catholic Bibles and a few modern non-Catholic Bibles. They were first published as a separate ...
Gemstones in the Bible. Amethyst - Beryls - Diamond. Emerald - Jacinth - Jasper - Lapis Lazuli. Onyx - Ruby - Sapphire - MORE! Gemstones (precious gems or stones) have, and will, play a vital and fascinating role in the Bible. Our Creator, long before man, used stones such as diamonds, rubies and emeralds to adorn one of the greatest beings he ...
The true keys. The true meaning of the phrase "keys to the kingdom" means that all those who serve God have the ability to share the truth with others and spread the gospel. Repentance and conversion, along with living a life as an obedient and faithful Christian, opens the door to eternal salvation. Did Peter receive the keys to the Kingdom of ...
Biblical Names / Titles for Devil. Abaddon (destroying angel), Revelation 9:11. Angel of the bottomless pit, Revelation 9:11. Apollyon (destroyer), Revelation 9:11. The Devil Tempting Jesus. Sandro Botticelli, 1481 - 82. Accuser of our brethren (the devil is the chief complainer against those who believe in God), Revelation 12:10.
Deliverance, in its religious usage, concerns the means by which someone who is possessed of a demon (evil spirit) is delivered or set free from the bondage of the disobedient spirit. Deliverance ministries, common in many Charismatic circles, believe they have been given the supernatural ability by God to discern the influence or possession of ...
The KJV is also known as the Authorized Version (AV) or King James Version. This was commissioned by King James I of England (born 1566 A.D., died 1625). Forty-seven scholars from the Church of England worked on this version of God's word. Though four hundred years old, the KJV still remains one of the most popular versions of God's word sold.
It is difficult to know why God chose to have only four gospels written instead of two, six, or even twelve. The Bible also does not reveal why only two of the writers were among Jesus' original twelve disciples (Matthew and John) and the other two were not (Mark and Luke). One factor may be that Matthew and John, based on natural talents and ...
The canon of Scripture concerns what books are included and excluded (e.g. Enoch, Jubilees and so on) from the Bible. The set of books thought written under God's inspiration can change for a variety of reasons based on who is compiling the writings. For example, the Catholic Church did not officially accept certain books known as the Apocrypha ...
In the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia, in an article dedicated to explaining the immaculate conception, under the subheading "proof from Scripture," it states, "No direct or categorical and stringent proof of the dogma can be brought forward from Scripture." It should be noted that Thomas Aquinas (1225 - 1274), a Catholic priest who is considered ...