The curious thing about the Bible is the way it reads itself. Modern and postmodern folk, having talked themselves out of trusting Scripture so that they can more credulously swallow whatever some ...

I have cringed every time—during 45 years of studying and teaching Scripture in Catholic universities and dioceses—I heard Scripture being quoted out of context and used in support of any number of ...

What is the meaning of Jeremiah 11:11 and why you should take care of yourself? It's fairly common knowledge that numbers in sequence are considered to be angelic messages sent from spiritual beings ...

Last time in this space, I wrote a little piece on the ways in which the various Protestantisms filter the sometimes ambiguous text of Scripture through various semi-permeable membranes in order to ...

With this incisive, illuminating book, Martin, a professor of religious studies at Yale University, engages the question needling most contemporary skeptics of a Christian background: how can anyone ...

A new book explores the Hebrew name Yahshua, revealing its meaning “Yahweh saves” and the biblical roots of the name of ...

Why multiple translations might even be better than Scripture in its original languages. From countless pulpits every week we hear an implicit message that has wormed its way into our minds: We lack ...

The question of biblical interpretation has returned to the centre of theological discussion today. Hermeneutics is no longer relegated to a backroom. It is one of the most prominent preoccupations of ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Nicholas Kristof THE LOST ART OF SCRIPTURE Rescuing the Sacred Texts By Karen Armstrong In the ...

Have you ever taken a lesson lightly? Sure you have, we all have to some degree. When I was in school, I hated English, all those punctuations and diagrams, verbs, subjects. I just couldn’t get my ...