Skye Jethani’s simple guidelines for engaging the Bible and avoiding unhelpful controversy. We have a common temptation to get “behind the text” or discover what “really happened.” While archeology ...

The editors of this volume are Franklin T. Harkins (PhD, Notre Dame; Theology Dept. Fordham University), author of Reading and the Work of Restoration: History and Scripture in the Theology of Hugh of ...

Thanks to the pathbreaking work of Beryl Smalley, more than a half century ago, today we recognize the central place of the so-called School of Saint Victor in the history of biblical exegesis. By the ...

Everyone who reads scripture interprets scripture. There’s no such thing as a purely objective reading. We all read through a particular lens, with certain values, priorities, and goals. The saying, ...

An update to the Bible translation used by many mainline Protestant churches has stirred accusations of “gaywashing” over how an ancient Greek word is translated. At issue: Does arsenokoitai ...

I take a back seat to no one in my love for the Scriptures, particularly the New Testament. Some people might know the Bible better than I do, or understand it more profoundly, but nobody loves it ...

More than one-quarter of Americans believe the Bible is the verbatim word of God and should be taken literally, according to a new Gallup poll. A survey of more than 1,000 people showed that 28 ...

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A recent documentary shows a prosecutor questioning Finnish lawmaker Päivi Räsänen about interpretations of the Bible in a freedom of speech case dubbed the "Bible Trial," which dominated ...