Tag: Hebrew Bible
What the Bible actually says about abortion may surprise you
Melanie A. Howard, Fresno Pacific University
In the days since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which had...
Monsters are everywhere in the Bible – and some are even...
Madadh Richey, Brandeis University
What is a “monster”? For most Americans, this word sparks images of haunted houses and...
Was Jesus really born in Bethlehem? Why the Gospels disagree over...
Rodolfo Galvan Estrada III, Fuller Theological Seminary
Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to...
What’s behind the belief in a soulmate?
Bradley Onishi, Skidmore College
The United States appears to be in a romantic slump. Marriage rates have plummeted over the last decade. And compared to...
The Dead Sea Scrolls are a priceless link to the Bible’s...
Daniel Falk, Pennsylvania State University
The Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., has removed five Dead Sea Scrolls from exhibits after tests confirmed these...
What is hell?
Joanne M. Pierce, College of the Holy Cross
The recent dispute over whether Pope Francis denied the existence of hell in an interview attracted wide...
Can ‘Game of Thrones’ teach us about the meaning of life?
Diane Winston, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
When the popular television series “Game of Thrones” ended last month, fans bemoaned...
Christian faith doesn’t just say disasters are God’s retribution
Daniel Arrhakis, CC BY-NC
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EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
