A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Boniface, Bishop and Martyr “As Jesus was teaching in the temple area he said, “How do the scribes claim that the Christ is the son of David?” (Mk 12:35) Find ...

It has often been said that there is little more to the ethics of the Hebrew Scriptures than doing whatever God commands you to do: If you have instruction directly from God himself or from a prophet, ...

Feminist biblical scholarship, once relegated to the sidelines, is now solidly mainstream. Each year, more books, podcasts, and documentaries emerge to challenge the traditional patriarchal readings ...

A History of the Bible: The Story of the World’s Most Influential Book, by John Barton. Viking. 640 pages. $35. The Lost Art of Scripture: Rescuing the Sacred Texts, by Karen Armstrong. Knopf. 624 ...

Anton Wessels emphasizes points of convergence among the Abrahamic religions, even assimilating their scriptural perspectives into a single story. It's an audacious wager, and not without dangers. In ...