He used biblical exegesis to argue that faith demands justice, calling on churches to challenge oppression and uplift society’s marginalized.

His books were influential primarily with clergy, but through their sermons Brueggeman’s concepts have become familiar to ...

Walter Brueggemann, one of the most widely respected Bible scholars of the past century, died on June 5 at his home in ...

A new study combines A.I., radiocarbon dating and handwriting analysis to estimate new dates for some of the ancient scrolls, ...

A key moment in Christianity, Islam and Judaism which requires a certain amount of faith to believe could have happened - now ...

He turned ancient Scripture into a living voice for justice, influencing Protestant, Catholic, and Asian theological ...

Parshat Shelach begins with a mission: God instructs Moses to send twelve leaders to scout the land of Canaan. The language ...

Supporters highlight Cyrus being called God’s “anointed” (“Mashiach” in Hebrew), emphasizing ... political leadership through biblical prophecy may inadvertently idolize political ...

Forthcoming books on the life of the Buddha, St. Augustine, and the Biblical villain Haman each offer new perspectives on the men behind the myths.

The Bible employs many merisms, in which two contrasting words stand in for a whole spectrum. “Male and female” is one ...

Eldad’s central insight was that the Jewish people cannot afford to be “realistic.” Everything about our existence defies the rules of history and politics. We survived two millennia of exile when ...