Biblical revelation from God involves a kind of reasoning; it is reason at its most powerful and productive.

In an era of mass imprisonment, biblical law could transform our idea of just punishment. It might even revolutionize our penal system.

Centuries before Plato wrote that the best rulers are reluctant ones, Jotham in the book of Judges told a fable arguing the same.

Did Bible illiteracy help lead to the video church services we dislike so much? Though we’re grudgingly thankful for the…

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.