Robert Burns’s famous couplet came to mind as I read this book: “O wad some Pow’r the giftie gie us / To see oursels as ithers see us!” In this case, the “Power” is two Jewish scholars, Amy-Jill ...

Nearly 500 Christian leaders plan to read the Bible aloud from cover to cover during a weeklong event in Washington.

The "screen inferiority effect" suggests reading physical Bibles improves memory retention of scripture compared to digital versions.

Feminist biblical scholarship, once relegated to the sidelines, is now solidly mainstream. Each year, more books, podcasts, and documentaries emerge to challenge the traditional patriarchal readings ...

Assistant Professor of Theology (Bible in Global Cultures), Fordham University But these many voices do not necessarily boil down to a single theology or ethical framework. As a scholar of the Hebrew ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — Since its inclusion in the Hebrew Bible, the Book of Esther has been embraced in different ways and in ...

America’s political class isn’t at its best. Public life lately seems to consist mainly of self-generated disasters, easily preventable crises and media-driven hysteria. Political leaders behave like ...

Most of the portion Ha’azinu comprises a long poem that is very schematic, emphasizing God’s great care for Israel, Israel’s rebellion, its punishment, and its ultimate rehabilitation. The language of ...