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A History of the Bible: The Story of the World’s Most Influential Book, by John Barton. Viking. 640 pages. $35. The Lost Art of Scripture: Rescuing the Sacred Texts, by Karen Armstrong. Knopf. 624 ...
Feminist biblical scholarship, once relegated to the sidelines, is now solidly mainstream. Each year, more books, podcasts, and documentaries emerge to challenge the traditional patriarchal readings ...
Shabbat is not merely a day of rest, but the eternal sign of the covenant between God and Israel (Exodus 31:17). Shabbat ...
The late scripture scholar Sulpician Fr. Raymond Brown frequently raised eyebrows when he said, “There are no predictions of Jesus, as we know him, anywhere in the Hebrew Scriptures.” I was taught the ...