Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, spoke mostly about the need for unity in our polarized society and for ...
Within the Bible itself lie feminine images of God ... and yet Tamar, Rahab, Ruth and Bathsheba are all referred to in Jesus’ family tree. If God really did have misogynistic views of women, it wouldn ...
As a religion scholar, however, I believe one of the greatest loves in the Bible is a story of friendship: the intense ...
The Ten Plagues of Egypt are argued to have been the result of the eruption of Thera or Santorini. Does the evidence really support this?
The Tower of Babel has a surprising parallel in Greek mythology—Otus and Ephialtes’ daring attempt to reach Olympus.
Tu B’Shevat – known as the “New Year of the Trees” – is a day to celebrate the planet that has been bestowed upon us. It ...
The much-awaited trailer for the new biblical saga House of David has captivated viewers, released by Amazon Prime Video on ...
Archaeologists in Egypt are working to restore the Ramesseum, a temple belonging to Ramesses II, an Old Testament pharaoh believed to have interacted with Moses in the Book of Exodus.
Schumer discusses faking a pregnancy in her new movie, “Kinda Pregnant,” recreating the dance from her movie “Trainwreck” at a recent Knicks game and honoring Whoopi Goldberg at Comic ...
The Bible has a funny theology of architecture, specifically roofs. Perhaps you’ve heard the advice “It is better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, than in a house ...
Like the books of Samuel and Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles should be read together because they were originally one book. The books of Chronicles review the history of Israel in a different way than ...
In 2 Samuel we see God's hand working in the midst of human weakness. He has called David and anointed him for the kingship, yet David's house is full of sin. God blesses him despite his ...