To understand empathy’s limits, let’s turn to ancient Hebraic insights about empathy, which receive support from modern neuroscience.

Some people think Christianity isn’t about following rules, but about having a personal relationship with God. This belief betrays deep confusion.

Yes, there is humor in the Bible. In the riotous comedy of the Book of Esther, God lets us in on the joke of empire.

Robb Coleman dissects a tricky passage in Leviticus concerning the treatment of foreign slaves in ancient Israelite slave law.

Hearing of the “new” covenant, it’s easy to imagine it as set against an “old” covenant. But we need to look closer.

In her book club, Amanda Achtman saw why Jews and Christians have much to learn from the enduring legacy of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel.

How can we obey commands to have joy in the Bible? Consider the Festival of Booths to understand what joy means and how we can experience it.

Leon Kass offers a model for reading Scripture that is rare among Christians. Here’s how to listen to the Bible like Kass does.

It was in the middle of the week when I learned that Renee died. I remember how I felt as…

This essay addresses the false dichotomy in the church of “Old Testament vs. New Testament.”