The Hebrew Scriptures place internal struggles on full display—and teach us a lot about spiritual practice. I had quiet times before I knew they were a requirement for Christian living, and during ...

The Old Testament is vital for understanding the New Testament. It’s also indispensable all by itself. The Old Testament has always been an easy target for critics of Christianity. On the surface, its ...

Norman Gottwald died in March at age 95. He is, in my judgment, the most important and influential Old Testament scholar of the 20th century in the United States. The Tribes of Yahweh is of durable ...

The Old Testament contains a variety of books divided into different categories such as law or history. One important category is prophecy: Prophecy in the bible refers to the words spoken by the ...

In the years after Jesus was crucified at Calvary, the story of his life, death and resurrection was not immediately written down. The experiences of disciples like Matthew and John would have been ...

Ancient prophecies are drawing renewed attention today as readers trace how multiple Old Testament voices converged on a single birth in Bethlehem. The ancient scriptures contain whispers that seem to ...