8 Contemporary Books Based On The Bible. by Emma Oulton. Oct. 8, 2015. Whatever you think regarding the actual truth of the Bible, you can’t deny it’s a pretty good story.

The 14th-century Shem Tov Bible is now being exhibited at the National Library of Israel, a year after a family bought it for a whopping multimillion-dollar sum.

THE LOST ART OF SCRIPTURE Rescuing the Sacred Texts By Karen Armstrong. In the Bible, St. Paul declares: “I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet.” ...

As the King James Bible turns 400 this year, it is perhaps more revered than read. That’s a shame, argue three new books, which contend that its cultural influence and literary merit are ...