Biblical hospitality
Joshua Jipp's book does something few biblical scholars attempt: it offers explicit proposals for the church.
biblical interpretation
Taking the Bible seriously means reading it figurally
What scripture means is not reducible to what it once meant.
Reading the Bible as a feminist
From creation to Mary Magdalene, Barbara E. Reid offers convincing alternatives to sexist interpretations of scripture.
Did the exodus really happen?
A new book challenges the scholarly consensus about one of the Hebrew Bible's central stories.
The many lives of Adam and Eve
Stephen Greenblatt weaves an impressive—but incomplete—tapestry of interpretations of the story of the Fall.
The Bible's place in the American imagination
Scripture shapes culture—but always through what we bring to it.
Willie James Jennings writes about tangible things—bodies, incarceration, healing—with graceful language that’s hard to pin down.
Jesus isn’t pitting himself against poor people. He’s one of them.
Multitudes of Moseses
From baby in a basket to liberating lawgiver, Moses has been all things to all people.
Take & Read: New Testament
Matthew L. Skinner recommends the best recently published books in his field.