Biblical books Biblical books For chapters and verse numbers in the Jewish tradition, see Tanakh. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chapters and verses of the Bible"
In Christian faith and doctrine, many people have identified key Bible verses (snippets of scripture which were arbitrarily numbered in the 16th century) which they believe reveal the nature of God and his dealings with man. While some Bible verses may be more significant to some groups of believers than to others due to denominational differences, there are many scriptures which may be considered as "key" due to how frequently they are cited either in doctrinal statements, such as the Westminster Confession of Faith, or more current Christian writings. One such key Bible verse is "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16 (NASB) ...more on Wikipedia about "Key Bible verse"
The Old Testament or the Hebrew Scriptures (also called the Hebrew Bible) constitutes the first major part of the Bible according to Christianity. It is usually divided into the categories of law, history, poetry (or wisdom books) and prophecy. All of these books were written before the birth of Jesus of Nazareth who is the subject of the subsequent Christian New Testament. The Bible of Jesus is the Old Testament, specifically according to the Gospel of Luke 24:44 "written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms" ( KJV). ...more on Wikipedia about "Old Testament"
The Kingdom of God is Within You is a non-fiction work written by Leo Tolstoy and was first published in Germany in 1894, after being banned in his home country of Russia. The title of the book is taken from Luke 17:21. In the book Tolstoy speaks of the principle of nonresistance when confronted by violence, as taught by Jesus: ...more on Wikipedia about "The Kingdom of God is Within You"
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