The theme of strength through weakness is prevalent throughout the Bible, but before we dive in, I share a story that ...

Up front, I'd have to say that I have a cultural and professional bias toward the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). So perhaps it's best to focus on articulating some of its literary strengths: 1.

The Bible is the world’s most influential book. But books, like people, can be influential because of what they say, or because of what they are thought to have said. With a book as huge as the Bible, ...

In this painting by English artist William Hole (1846-1917) the Masoretes are depicted working on an authoritative text of the Old Testament in the city of Tiberias on the western shore of the Sea of ...

The Biblical Studies area focuses on the canonical books of the Bible, both within their historical and cultural worlds and in relation to their reception within the Christian and Jewish traditions.

Editor’s note: Columns in the Faith section reflect opinions and perspectives of the writer and are not necessarily those of The Republic. A friend recently asked me why God in the Old Testament (the ...

Scientists have discovered the earliest known Hebrew writing — an inscription dating from the 10th century B.C., during the period of King David's reign. The breakthrough could mean that portions of ...

Thanks for joining our discussion about a topic that “called” me after I heard a New Testament verse read in church last Sunday. Written by St. Paul, the verse referenced a miraculous incident that ...

Last week a copy of the Hebrew Bible sold at the Sotheby’s auction house in New York for US$38 million. The Codex Sassoon was purchased by former US ambassador to Romania, Alfred H. Moses, and donated ...