The 1-inch pottery fragment, which is part of a seal that was used to authenticate official documents, was reportedly found ...

Wordsmith World releases Old and New Testament study guides for high school students and adults. Authored by former teacher Elizabeth Johansen, the workbooks use an inductive study method to help ...

Robert Burns’s famous couplet came to mind as I read this book: “O wad some Pow’r the giftie gie us / To see oursels as ithers see us!” In this case, the “Power” is two Jewish scholars, Amy-Jill ...

If anything, the historical details are even messier than Susan Lim’s new account allows. What does history have to do with faith? Everything. As Paul attests in 1 Corinthians 15, Christ died. He was ...

Editor’s note: Columns in the Faith section reflect opinions and perspectives of the writer and are not necessarily those of The Republic. A friend recently asked me why God in the Old Testament (the ...

Written over 1500 years by more than 40 writers in three different languages, the Bible is the world's bestselling book. For centuries, the scriptures have shaped Western law, language, and culture; ...

"But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler of Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, of ancient ...

On a recent trip to Egypt, the chefs at our hotel put out a remarkable buffet of culinary delights presented with both excellent taste and exquisite aesthetics. One of our group members served onto ...