the Christian Bible

Blessed Be the Host of the King of Heaven, a Russian icon from the 1550s

Heavenly Host

Heavenly Host Heavenly host (צבאות‎ sabaoth or tzva’ot, “armies”) refers to the army (Luke 2:13) of angels mentioned both in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles, as well as other Jewish and Christian texts The Bible gives several descriptions of angels in military terms, such as their encampment (Genesis 32:1-2), command structure (Psalms 91:11-12; Matt.13:41; Rev.7:2),...

Timeline of the New Testament Canon.

Development Of The New Testament Canon

Development Of The New Testament Canon This article covers the Development of the New Testament canon. The canon of the New Testament is the set of books Christians regard as divinely inspired and constituting the New Testament of the Christian Bible. For most, it is an agreed-upon list of twenty-seven...

The Pilate Stone from Caesarea Maritima, now at the Israel Museum

Sources For The Historicity Of Jesus

Sources For The Historicity Of Jesus This article covers the sources for the historicity of Jesus. Christian sources, such as the New Testament books in the Christian Bible, include detailed stories about Jesus, but scholars differ on the historicity of specific episodes described in the Biblical accounts of Jesus. The only...

Stained glass window depicting the Trinity in three persons. Saint Martin church, Courgenard, France.

Son of God

Son of God Historically, many rulers have assumed titles such as son of God, son of a god or son of heaven. The term “son of God” is used in the Hebrew Bible as another way of referring to humans with special relationships with God. In Exodus, the nation of Israel is called God‘s “Firstborn son”. In Psalms, David is called...