Bible

Bible

The "Bible" series brings together articles that approach the Scriptures as a whole, without being limited to one book, one period or one particular figure. It offers a general entry point for anyone who wishes to explore the Bible as a coherent whole, drawing on different corpora — Gospels, Acts, apostolic letters, prophetic texts — around major underlying questions.

These studies are concerned in particular with the reliability of the Scriptures, their historical and literary context, and the doctrinal themes that run through the whole biblical canon. They echo other, more specialized series, such as the Historical notes, the Appendices or the studies on apparent contradictions, for which they sometimes provide the general interpretive framework.

To read the articles in this series is to step back from verse-by-verse or pericope-by-pericope analyses, in order to better grasp the overall coherence of a text written over more than a millennium by many authors. A useful starting point for any reader who wishes to understand the foundations on which in-depth Bible study rests.

Episode 1 of 3 · The Bible confronted with AI

Episode 1: The Bible confronted with AI
Episode 2: The Dead Sea Scrolls
Episode 3: The New Testament writings and translation

BIB014 The Bible Confronted with AI
The article discusses how artificial intelligence could transform Bible translation, while highlighting the linguistic and cultural challenges of translating ancient texts. It also looks at the Segond 21 translation, which reconciles faithfulness with modern language.

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Level: Intermediate Level: Intermediate
BIB006 The Dead Sea Scrolls
The article details the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls near Qumran. Found by a Bedouin in the 1940s, these scrolls revolutionized the understanding of biblical texts. Their release was delayed for political and technical reasons, but these manuscripts shed unique light on ancient texts.

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Level: Intermediate Level: Intermediate
BIB007 The Writings of the New Testament and Their Translation
The article deals with the origin and translation of the writings of the New Testament. It examines the Greek manuscripts and various critical editions, as well as their importance for the accuracy of modern translations.

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Level: Intermediate Level: Intermediate

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