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

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.

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.

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 ...

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 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.

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 ...

Finally, Piper noted that while Jesus acknowledged tithing in Matthew 23:23, these directives were given before His death and resurrection, which marked the end of the Old Testament law’s ...

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 ...

In this way, the collection of the prayers of praise in the New Testament is the fulfillment and completion of the Old Testament. The Catechism teaches: “Doxology, the praise of God, arises from ...