The concept of tithing originates in the Old Testament, where the Israelites were commanded to give a tenth of their income ...

Giving in the Old Testament Layer 1 By Sam Aweda IN the Old Testament time, the obligations were two types and were mandatory (compulsory) and none attracted greater importance than the other.

Texts like Matthew 1 or Luke 16 are everywhere in the New Testament and no doubt give rise to well-meaning statements like: “You can’t understand the New Testament without the Old Testament ...

The Old Testament considers children an evidence of God’s blessing: “And God blessed them, and God said to them: ‘Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have ...

Denzel Goes Old Testament A sick city gets its Equalizer Scott Garfield—Columbia Pictures. ... If The Equalizer is the hit it should be, it will give this veteran action star his very first ...

OLD TESTAMENT Noah's Liberty Ship What did history's most famous boat look like? Though many religious scholars doubt the story of Noah and the Flood, there has been no lack of efforts to ...

The principle of giving in the Old Testament was tithing, which was a tenth of everything you had, not just your money. So if you want to live by tithing, well, make sure that you give a tenth of ...

In previous columns, I have shown how certain truths of the faith in the New Testament were prefigured and foreshadowed in the Old Testament. Here, I will focus on the Eucharist.

To give a proper perspective on the New Covenant sacrament of reconciliation instituted by Christ, ... Another Old Testament event that prefigures the sacrament of reconciliation is in Genesis 4.

Richard J. Clifford. Richard J. Clifford, S.J., is professor of Old Testament and dean of the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry (founded in June 2008). A former editor of The Catholic ...

Stephen Nolan and Jim Wells got into trouble last week on the religious front. During a debate on the decision of the new Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council to retain the traditional mayor's ...

How the Crucifixion of Jesus Makes Sense of Old Testament Violence How the Crucifixion of Jesus Makes Sense of Old Testament Violence Fortress "All my life I’ve tried to believe God was as beautiful ...