The first Bible to feature a map of the Holy Land was published 500 years ago in 1525. The map was initially printed the ...
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 ...
Presenter: Richard J. Clifford, S.J., Respondent: Michael Simone, S.J., Moderator: Thomas D. Stegman, S.J. The Old Testament serves as more than mere background to the New, but is a constant reference ...
Up front, I'd have to say that I have a cultural and professional bias toward the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). So perhaps it's best to focus on articulating some of its literary strengths: 1.
The Evolution of Adam: What the Bible Does and Doesn’t Say about Human Origins, by Peter Enns. On the basis of what is known about Genesis, its origins and its subsequent interpretation, Enns argues ...
The Hebrew Scriptures place internal struggles on full display—and teach us a lot about spiritual practice. I had quiet times before I knew they were a requirement for Christian living, and during ...
The great promise of the Manicheans proved illusory, but the problem remained unresolved for all that. Augustine was unable to convert to the Christianity of the Catholic Church until he had learned, ...
One need not be a historian of the Puritans and their quest for a New Jerusalem to know that America has been influenced by the Old Testament. It’s evident from so many place names, such as Hebron, ...
A Liturgy of Grief: A Pastoral Commentary on Lamentations, by Leslie C. Allen (Baker, 208 pp., $21.99 paperback). Sensitive to detail and nuance both in the poetry lamenting Jerusalem’s destruction ...
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