The stunning speeches by the newly converted Christians in the book of Acts include moving summaries of Old Testament history, which are recited by Stephen, Peter, and others, precisely because ...

Newsom, Candler Professor Emerita of Old Testament/Hebrew Bible ... with a Family Story becoming a People's History and the National Narrative supplementing a Palace History. Indeed, this book speaks ...

Below is the first in a series of excerpts from “Tracing His Promise,” which guides readers through the promise of Christ in ...

In previous columns, I have shown how certain truths of the faith in the New Testament were prefigured and foreshadowed in the Old Testament. Here, I will focus on the Eucharist. There are a ...

In his teaching, Jesus often quoted the Jewish Scriptures; after his death, his followers turned to them for clues to the meaning of his life and message. Biblical scholar Mark Hamilton discusses ...

Visit the homepage for more information. Q: Why and how is the Old Testament figure of the Queen Mother a type or model of Our Lady? A: Comparing the queen mother tradition, as it existed in Israel to ...

Under state law, school boards can allow high schools in their district to offer elective courses on the history and ...