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 the ...
The Codex Sassoon, a late ninth- or early 10th-century book Sotheby’s has dubbed the “earliest, most complete copy of the Hebrew Bible,” was sold for $38.1 million Wednesday afternoon to American ...
An ancient yet enduring contention is at the heart of the J. Paul Getty Museum’s exhibition “Painted Prophecy: The Hebrew Bible Through Christian Eyes.” Two interpretations of the same text shape two ...
Standing before an embroidered Star of David and a seven-branched menorah (candlestick). David Bronstein faced his congregation and began: “This is Hanukah week, as we all know. And we all know that ...
What is love? It’s a simple question that writers and artists have asked repeatedly through the centuries, from Bernard of Clairvaux and Mildred Bangs Wynkoop to Tina Turner and Haddaway. It’s also ...
Anna G. Dean ’25 wasn’t “necessarily Christian” at Harvard, despite being raised as one — until she came across a poster in the Yard advertising Queer-Affirming and Feminist Bible Study for Students ...
Swedish officials say freedom-of-speech law requires includes the right to the demonstration as planned. (JTA) — Israeli officials and Jewish leaders are pushing back after Swedish police granted a ...