The account of Jesus’ birth offered by the King James Bible is one of the most beautiful narratives in English literature. For modern readers, much of its lyricism and allure lies in discovering the ...

Bless your child with these Bible-inspired names.

Robert Alter, professor emeritus of Hebrew and comparative literature at UC Berkeley and author of “The David Story” and “The Five Books of Moses,” spoke with Jewish Journal book editor Jonathan ...

Aquinas has a remarkable discussion of biblical hermeneutics. Actually, it may only be “remarkable” for us, that is, we moderns who prize the historico-critical approach to Sacred Scripture and thus ...

Words change meaning over time in ways that might surprise you. Here are just a few examples of words (so, preacher, take your choice) you may not have realized didn't always mean what they mean today ...

Sarah Ruden, author of The Face of Water, and translator of Virgil (The Aeneid), St. Augustine (Confessions), and others. (Penguin Random House) As a child, she writes in The Face of Water, the Bible ...