Many of the so-called prophesies of Jesus in the Hebrew Scriptures are deliberate mistranslations. Here are two of them. In an article well worth reading, the late Christopher Hitchens makes the ...

(RNS) A new Catholic translation of the Bible tweaks an Old Testament text -- Isaiah 7:14 -- that many Christians consider a prophecy about Jesus’ birth. So, why did they alter a 2,745-year-old ...

The Virgin Mary and Jesus, flanked by the prophet Isaiah (right) and Saint Peter the Apostle. (Godong / Universal Images Group via Getty Images) “Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and ...

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The New Testament quotes three Old Testament books more than any others: Deuteronomy, the Psalms, and Isaiah. The latter is quoted, in particular, because it contains messianic prophecies that point ...

National Geographic explores notable biblical figures in our ongoing series People in the Bible, as part of our coverage of the history of the Bible and the search for sacred texts. More than a mere ...

Of all the manuscripts discovered in the caves near the northwestern end of the Dead Sea in Palestine, none can compare in importance and significance with the great scroll of the prophet Isaiah.