‘Apocrypha’ means ‘hidden’ in Greek, but it is often used to describe texts that are outside the official biblical canon.
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The modern Christmas themes of peace and joy were in short supply amid the ‘dislocation and danger’ of ancient Judea – as they are in today’s fractured world too.
Legends about Jesus’ early years that circulated in medieval Europe often drew on apocryphal texts.
Throughout history, Christians have often believed Pontius Pilate was reluctant to condemn Jesus. History suggests otherwise, a scholar explains.
Ideas about resurrection had been developing for centuries before Jesus’ life, but his followers took them in new directions.
The Bible remains the most important collection of books in Western civilisation. Regardless of our religious beliefs, it has shaped all of us. But who wrote it? The answer is complicated.
The idea of virgin birth has been part of Christianity since the start, but its significance has shifted over time.
Easter and Passover begin on the same weekend this year. This is an opportunity to revisit misconceptions about Jesus’s ministry and to address anti-Jewish uses of Christian scripture.
Some among the Baptist movement interpret the Resurrection as God’s response and commitment to liberating the poor and the oppressed.
The expression to “wash one’s hands of responsibility” comes from Christian scripture and has been part of a toxic legacy of blaming Jews for Jesus’s death.
A much talked-about scene from the latest Netflix horror raises important questions about how the Bible deals with mental health.
Trump recently suggested that a vote for Biden would hurt God. Religion scholars explain what, in Christian theology, it would take to injure the creator.
The history of early Christianity shows the power of the Bible used as a sign of resistance against repression at the hands of the Romans.
‘Life of Brian’ is a perfect introduction to how a seemingly-irreverent parody of films about the historical Jesus can offer stronger historical insights than more earnest fare.
The curious case of Bible #1, and how much we actually know about it.
Sessions ignored the many gospel teaching about love, and used a passagethat has been used historically to justify all manner of immoral behavior, including imperialism, slavery, Nazism and apartheid.
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Cadbury Professor of Theology, University of Birmingham
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Docent in New Testament, Lund University
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, West Virginia University
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Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor of English, University of Tennessee
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Assistant Professor of Early Christian History and Literature, University of British Columbia
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