Passover, a Jewish holiday that recognizes freedom, is almost here. Called Pesach in Hebrew, the celebration of the holiday ...

When I went to graduate school, we were taught that Mark is the oldest Gospel while Matthew and Luke copied Mark, and that Mark came from a theoretical source named Q (after German word “quelle” ...

The spiritual leader of Israel’s Black Hebrews movement, Ben Ammi Ben-Israel, 75, died suddenly on Saturday, plunging the community into grief and disbelief. “It was a shock because he was so well ...

There’s an interesting passage in Exodus 16 that mentions an appearance of quail in the context of the manna in the desert: And the LORD said to Moses, “I have heard the murmurings of the people of ...

Jesus’ mercy is in his complete understanding of our hurt, not only in his ability to solve it. In this Close Reading series, biblical scholars reflect on a passage in their area of expertise that has ...

DIMONA, ISRAEL — For two years, Toveet Israel and dozens of other residents of the Village of Peace have lived in fear. Dimona, a city on the edge of the nation of Israel's Negev Desert, has been her ...

The “hall of faith” in Hebrews 11 doesn’t praise what we think it praises. As a kid, I loved Hebrews 11 with its hall of famed Bible heroes who lived by faith. I imagined them among the heavenly crowd ...