As the class explored the stories of the fiery, intelligent, brave women of the Old Testament, I saw the hand of God in these stories of bold women and individuals on the margins.

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 ...

Some of the Bible's passages are deeply troubling, and despite the wishful thinking of some Christians, are difficult to reason away. One of the biggest hurdles to believing the Bible is the content ...

The Old Testament is vital for understanding the New Testament. It’s also indispensable all by itself. The Old Testament has always been an easy target for critics of Christianity. On the surface, its ...

Plato and the Creation of the Hebrew Bible, from academic publisher Routledge Press, proposes a provocative new theory regarding when, where and why the Old Testament was written. According to the ...

At least three times in this book, Brent Strawn assures readers that he doesn’t believe that Christian preachers and teachers intentionally tell lies about the Old Testament. But that doesn’t diminish ...

In a nanotechnology breakthrough, scientists have printed the entire Old Testament onto a silicone chip smaller than a pinhead (less than 1/1000th of an inch). The text was written using a focused ion ...

Around the world, millions of Christians see the Bible as the divine word of God. It tells an incredible story about the history of the world, from creation to redemption and God’s Last Judgement of ...