Paul Prather says the Bible is endlessly interesting because of its allusions, and the long stretch of history. Wavebreakmedia Getty Images/iStockphoto I’m afraid there’s no way to write this column ...

Shavuot, at first a biblical harvest festival, evolved or was shifted by rabbinical times to a holiday celebrating the giving of the Torah, as approximately befits biblical dating. As such, ...

The book of Ruth’s narrative reminds us that God’s salvation is not simply accomplished through “heroic” men, but that women, too, play a vital role. I grew up in Japan in a household where my mother ...