Which books were inspired by God? The answer to this question is not found in the Bible itself. It necessarily has to appeal to Catholic tradition. Gutenberg Bible on display at the New York Public ...

Why Christians read the diversity within the canon as a unified whole. Well over a decade ago, I was doing postgraduate work at the University of St. Andrews and the place was abuzz with exciting news ...

Constantine’s act of “calling himself a Christian and pouring in that flood of wealth and power on the church,” John Wesley charged in 1787, “was productive of more evil to the church than all the ten ...

You'd think that the answer would be an easy, "yes," but a startling number of people--including New Testament scholars--say "no." I'm always taken aback when I'm reading along and suddenly encounter ...

One recent and important development in biblical studies is called reception history, the study of the influences or effects that specific biblical texts have exercised on later interpreters. Many of ...

Let’s remember that the scripture that was used when Jesus roamed the earth during the last century B.C. (Before Christ) or as atheists like to designate time B.C.E (before the Common Era) was called ...