A pious Jew, Rashi considered the Bible ... of this story are metaphoric truths, and far more profound. The biblical account is a creation-parable, an allegory that teaches many lessons about ...

parents and civil rights groups for including Bible stories prominently in the elementary reading lessons. The materials sparked months of heated rebukes from opponents who said the lessons lean ...

Shamim Chowdhury is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is on major international breaking news stories ... allow Bible teachings—such as the Golden Rule and lessons from ...

Republican members who voted against the materials noted they did so out of concern for the lessons' quality, rather than the use of the Bible stories. In a statement released this week ...

plherrera/Getty Images The Texas State Board of Education is set to approve a reading curriculum for public elementary schools that includes lessons based on stories from the Bible, and a recently ...

It is a story of the creation of the world and of man. But right away, we encounter an intriguing clue about the origins of this origin myth. The first line of the Bible is: “In the beginning ...