The anguish and ecstasy of the ark’s matriarch
Sarah Blake’s surrealist novel about Naamah—Noah’s wife—is mesmerizing.
Scripture
Jesus wants us all around the table. That can be really, really hard.
Jesus’ earliest followers were Jewish, too
Paula Fredriksen challenges popular assumptions about the first generation of Christians.
As theophanies go, this one in is oddly comforting.
Do anti-Semitic appeals to the Bible always constitute an abuse of scripture? Would that it were so simple.
Take & read: New books in Old Testament
Climate catastrophe, economic inequality, and the way we treat our dead
It can be excruciating to long for something just out of reach.
Why does he want the disciples to catch fish?
Like a girl jumping double dutch, Jesus has perfect timing.
I’m struck by the boldness and clarity of the writer of John’s Gospel.
Here we find Jesus speaking in language both mystical and matter of fact.
If we want our biblical interpretation to align with the fullness of who Christ is, we need new lenses.
How Rachel Held Evans bears the beauty and the burden of reading the Bible
The creative retellings in Inspired model an account of inspiration that is as much a spiritual practice as a religious doctrine.
Who are these women to say such things?
