The curious thing about the Bible is the way it reads itself. Modern and postmodern folk, having talked themselves out of trusting Scripture so that they can more credulously swallow whatever some ...

Periodically, folks ask about whether we are supposed to read the Bible literally. The Church does require a literal interpretation of biblical texts. But that does not mean what most Americans ...

Why multiple translations might even be better than Scripture in its original languages. From countless pulpits every week we hear an implicit message that has wormed its way into our minds: We lack ...

What is the Bible verse Jeremiah 11:11, and why is it use in the movie, "Us"? It's fairly common knowledge that numbers in sequence are considered to be angelic messages sent from spiritual beings ...

Because I had recently become a Christian, I enrolled in a New Testament studies course during my first year as an undergraduate at the University of Virginia. Our guiding textbook was Bart Ehrman’s ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Nicholas Kristof THE LOST ART OF SCRIPTURE Rescuing the Sacred Texts By Karen Armstrong In the ...

The question of biblical interpretation has returned to the centre of theological discussion today. Hermeneutics is no longer relegated to a backroom. It is one of the most prominent preoccupations of ...

Have you ever taken a lesson lightly? Sure you have, we all have to some degree. When I was in school, I hated English, all those punctuations and diagrams, verbs, subjects. I just couldn’t get my ...

True love is difficult to define, but from a Christian standpoint, love is best understood through scripture. In fact, one of the most sought-after themes in the Bible is the definition of love. What ...

Earlier this month, Vancouver Sun columnist Douglas Todd wrote an interesting column on how non-Muslims can approach the Qur’an. Since this is my research and teaching area, I thought that Doug’s ...