Sample differences between biblical texts in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the standard, or “Masoretic,” Old Testament: * JEREMIAH: Though manuscripts are fragmentary, it appears a Dead Sea version ...

Due to his age, Jeremiah remained celibate—the only prophet not to marry in the Old Testament. In fact, God used Jeremiah’s celibacy as a sign of the barrenness of Israel, citing Israel’s ...

Through the Spirit, we come to “know” God (Jeremiah 31:34). In our Psalm (51), David prays to God for forgiveness after committing the greatest sin of his life, adultery with Bathsheba and ...

His work includes Jeremiah in the Old Testament Library; Psalms and Ezekiel in The World Bible Commentary; and Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther (with T.S. Laniak) in the New International Biblical Commentary.

Full-length representations of four major Old Testament prophets stand in a circle with their backs facing each other. All wear beards and long robes. Daniel stands behind Ezekial and Jeremiah with ...