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NEWS ABOUT: Old Testament

Old Testament stories: 5 news summaries

Jurors Used Bible to Decide Death Sentence

Amnesty International troubled by Old Testament justice

Oct 16, 09 4:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Death-row foes are complaining that a Texas jury ordered to consider only evidence presented in court consulted the Old Testament before condemning a man to death. Jurors examined highlighted passages in Bibles passed around the jury room to help them decide the fate of Khristian Oliver. The con killed a... More »

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death penalty • Texas • capital punishment • jury • Bible • Texas capital punishment • Old Testament

NEW BOOK

James Frey's Latest Creation: 
Pro-Choice, Pro-Gay Jesus

Once Oprah's enemy, now Christians'?

Aug 12, 09 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - James Frey pissed off a lot of people—including Oprah—when his “memoir” A Million Little Pieces was exposed as fictional—but his new book might spark even more ire. Illumination: The Final Testament of the Holy Bible features a Messiah who marries gays, impregnates a teen,... More »

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Oprah Winfrey • James Frey • A Million Little Pieces • novel • book • Jesus Christ • fake memoirs • New Testament • Old Testament

Pope Out of Touch on Homosexuality: Blair

Former PM advocates 'metaphorical' reading

Apr 8, 09 2:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - It's time for Pope Benedict to rethink his outdated views on homosexuality, charges former British prime minister Tony Blair. The Vatican considers homosexuality a "tendency" toward "moral evil," citing biblical references. But Blair, a Catholic convert, tells the gay magazine Attitude that religious leaders should treat the... More »

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Tony Blair • Pope Benedict XVI • religion • Vatican • homosexuality • Bible • Old Testament

 Dig May Confirm 
 Solomon's 
 Mines 

Biblical account matches unearthed copper center in Jordan

Oct 28, 08 2:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Science and the Bible have a rare moment of “confluence,” says an archaeologist who helped unearth possible proof of King Solomon's reign, Newsweek reports. In present-day Jordan, scientists have found a 10th-century BC copper production center that coincides with the rule of the Biblical king of Israel. A... More »

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Jordan • archaeology • Bible • excavation • King Solomon • Old Testament • King David • Kingdom of Israel

World's Oldest Bible Makes Web Debut Thursday

German university, British Library compile 390 pages of 4th-century parchment

Jul 21, 08 5:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - The world's oldest nearly intact Bible—a fourth-century manuscript written in ancient Greek—will be published online later this week, Deutsche Welle reports. The Codex Sinaiticus, rediscovered in a Sinai Peninsula monastery in 1844, contains half the Jewish Old Testamant and most of the Christian New Testament. The University of... More »

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religion • Bible • book • British Library • University of Leipzig • New Testament • Codex Sinaiticus • Old Testament • ebooks

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