The Bible

The Bible, from the Greek ta biblia meaning «the books», refers to a corpus of sacred texts known by various names: Holy Scripture, Tanakh in the Jewish tradition, or Old and New Testaments for Christians. Its constitution is the result of a canonization process that has established different canons according to religious tradition.

Over the centuries, the biblical text has undergone numerous translations, from the Greek Septuagint to the Latin Vulgate, then into modern languages including French. At the same time, biblical archaeology, including land and sea discoveries in Israel, sheds light on the historical context of biblical stories and reveals the material remains of ancient civilizations.

This page explores these different dimensions: names, canon formation, translations and archaeological discoveries.