Michael J. Rhodes
Four years ago, my family joined millions of Americans in a vast array of political rituals. We watched…
Gary Edward Schnittjer
“It’s embarrassing.” That is how I answered a question in a recent podcast interview about the Bible of…
Hywel George
Balaam is quite the perplexing character. The automatic impression many have on first encountering him is that he…
Ben Thomas
The early chapters of the Bible present stories that seem distant from our experiences, difficult to comprehend, even…
Daniel Lee
It is true that the early Christian community, from at least as early as the writing of the…
Shai Held
Psalm 88 is undoubtedly one of the darkest of the psalms. One scholar labels it “the most desperate…
Daniel Lee
In the first installment in this series, I examined Psalm 22, finding that it reflects a movement from…
Carissa Quinn
In light of the relationships within Psalms 15–24 between parallel psalms and the chiastic shape they form, what…
Daniel Lee
Biblical intertextuality, the ancient version of a hyperlink between two passages in Scripture, has been a deep and…
Scott Goode
Much of the modern hermeneutical enterprise assumes that Scripture is subject to human inquiry—texts which are examined…
Hywel George
The Synoptic Gospels paint Jesus’ apostles warts and all. Their failures and slowness to learn are exposed as…
Wyatt A. Graham
Psalm 108 is divided into two halves, which are separated by material from Psalms 57 and 60. Psalm…