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In Review: 

A psychological thriller about four Israeli women and their biblical role models

Sarah Blau’s protagonists are childless by choice. Herein lies the danger.
by Beth Kissileff June 30, 2021

Reflection

Living between the Bible’s first and last prayers

Most days I hover somewhere between Adam’s “I was afraid” and John of Patmos’s “Come, Lord Jesus.”
by Timothy Jones
June 30, 2021

In the lectionary

July 25, Ordinary 17B (2 Samuel 11:1–15)

Scripture does not accept David's behavior for business as usual, and neither should we.
by Daniel Schultz
June 29, 2021

First Person

Seven things I learned by teaching a Me Too Bible class

Scripture is filled with sexual violence. So, we learned, are our own lives.
by Mary Beth McSwain
June 23, 2021

In the lectionary

July 18, Ordinary 16B (2 Samuel 7:1–14a)

God promises to build a bayit, a house. But not one with boundaries.
by Yvette Schock
June 22, 2021

Critical Essay

How the midwives Shiphrah and Puah mock the violence of empire

They use Pharaoh’s tools to dismantle oppression.
by Kat Armas
June 22, 2021

Critical Essay

“Dad, why does Deuteronomy 20 talk about killing the boys and girls?”

My daughter wants to know. Even as a biblical scholar, I don’t have a good answer.
by Matthew Schlimm
June 21, 2021

First Words

The distortions of the God Bless the USA Bible

The conflation of Christianity and American patriotism has never done either one any favors.
by Peter W. Marty
June 16, 2021

In the lectionary

July 11, Ordinary 15B (2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19)

The gap in the lectionary’s account of the return of the Ark of the Covenant echoes a pattern we have seen too often in our country.
by Yvette Schock
June 15, 2021

In the lectionary

July 4, Ordinary 14B (2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10)

Whatever else David is, he is recognizably human and not a fairy-tale king.
by Celeste Kennel-Shank
June 8, 2021

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