Given the dependence of Judaism, Christianity and even Islam on the Hebrew Bible, it is important to understand how the Bible depicts blood vengeance.
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The ‘Shepherd of Hermas’ has been accused of being pedantic, even boring. In the first few centuries of Christianity, though, it was a hit.
The famous biblical book alludes to God only once. Historically, though, most interpreters have argued the poem’s about love between the divine and his people.
The Bible is full of stories about migrants. That doesn’t mean it has a simple takeaway message about them.
Samaritans still live in Israel, where they are often caught between Israeli and Palestinian identities.
Recent archaeological studies suggest that early Christians were identifying important sites as little as a century after the last of the gospels.
What do you do when you find something amazing you didn’t expect, and there is no budget in your grant to investigate it?
We may imagine Jesus in long robes with baggy sleeves, but this is far from how he would have dressed.
We still live in a violent world – and the Bible can help children understand it.
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Professor Emerita of Christian Origins and Second Temple Judaism, and Honorary Professor of the Australian Catholic University, King's College London; Australian Catholic University
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Commissioning Editor, Health + Medicine and Host of Strange Health podcast, The Conversation
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Senior Lecturer in Biblical and Religious Studies, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Theology, Gannon University
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Professor in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, Trinity College Dublin
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Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible, Fordham University
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Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Judaism, The University of Texas at Austin
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Professor of Archaeology and History, University of Reading
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Advising Fellow and Lecturer, University of Virginia