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New Testament

How the Biblical Satan Became the “Devil”

The Hebrew Bible’s conception of evil.

John Gregory Drummond
Nov. 1 2018 12:01AM

Jimmy Carter’s Jewish Problem

The New Testament can make for bad Middle East policy.

Meir Soloveichik
Oct. 23 2018 12:01AM

An Ancient City Gate and a Rare Tower from the Time of King David

The earliest in the land of Israel.

Amanda Borschel-Dan
July 18 2018 12:01AM

The American Library Association Rejects Laura Ingalls Wilder While Embracing Anti-Semitic Poetry

“A mongrel smelling blood.”

Emily Schneider
July 12 2018 12:01AM

Augustine’s Rhetorical Use of “the Jews,” and What It Meant for Actual Jews

“A marvel to be greatly respected.”

Paula Fredriksen
Feb. 16 2018 12:01AM

The Bible’s Sense of Humor

And its theology of laughter.

Robin Gallaher Branch
Feb. 15 2018 12:01AM

Israeli Archaeologists Find a First Temple-Era Palace in the Judean Hills

A site that is also important to the history of Christianity.

Michael Bachner
Feb. 1 2018 12:01AM

An Archaeologist Sheds Light on the Temple Mount’s Other Monumental Structure

Piecing together the fragments.

Nir Hasson
Dec. 6 2017 12:01AM

A 2,000-Year-Old Stoneware Workshop May Be Evidence of Ancient Halakhic Observance

Near a town made famous by the New Testament.

Amanda Borschel-Dan
Aug. 14 2017 12:01AM

The Biblical Origins of Satan

In the Hebrew Bible, God’s greatest enemies are human.

John Gregory Drummond
Nov. 17 2016 12:01AM

The Ancient Galilean City of Magdala, Its Fish, and Its Elaborate Synagogue

The secret to its economic success.

Marcela Zapata-Meza
Aug. 12 2016 12:01AM

A Christian Bible Scholar’s Tendentious Attack on Zionism

A dangerous book from a distinguished theologian.

Gerald McDermott
May 23 2016 12:01AM

Is It Asking Too Much to Love Your Neighbor as Yourself?

Romantic, idealistic Christianity says no. Sober, practical Judaism says yes.

Philologos
Dec. 30 2015 12:01AM

The Bible Says to Love Your Neighbor as Yourself. But What Does Neighbor Mean?

The answer hasn’t always been clear.

Philologos
Dec. 16 2015 12:01AM
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