The Pharisees didn’t kill Jesus
If they had been the ones presiding over Jesus’ trial, says biblical scholar Israel Knohl, there wouldn’t have been a crucifixion.
Letters to Anthropocene kids
Ethicist Larry Rasmussen tells his grandchildren the truth about the earth’s peril—and calls them to embrace its beauty.
Take & Read: New Testament
New books about the New Testament
We do not read alone
Brad East offers a rigorous argument for the ecclesial context of scripture.
The Bible’s imprints on US politics are noticeably masculine
Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza wants us to reform our collective subconscious.
What is a beautiful church building for?
What my bad sermons made bland, our sanctuary made sweet.
Imagination as a lens for making sense of the world
Cultivating a shared Christian imagination
Shaping a place where people can become more like Christ
Scot McKnight looks to Paul to define the pastoral task.
The New Testament’s christological hymns are songs of resistance
They use the conventions of Jewish resistance poetry to challenge Roman occupation.
The Bible's place in the American imagination
Scripture shapes culture—but always through what we bring to it.