To forgive is exclusively divine
Ancient Israel’s war with Amalek is a lesson in repentance and covenant.
Who is the mother of Israel?
In the Hebrew Bible, God’s love is maternal.
Jesus’ earliest followers were Jewish, too
Paula Fredriksen challenges popular assumptions about the first generation of Christians.
The many lives of Adam and Eve
Stephen Greenblatt weaves an impressive—but incomplete—tapestry of interpretations of the story of the Fall.