In his teaching, Jesus often quoted the Jewish Scriptures; after his death, his followers turned to them for clues to the meaning of his life and message. Biblical scholar Mark Hamilton discusses the ...

Many readers of the Torah are shocked and disturbed when they discover its seemingly approving references to slavery. Yes. The Torah recognises the existence of slaves, and legislates some aspect of ...

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In his insightful work, According to the Scriptures: The Sub-structure of New Testament Theology, C. H. Dodd builds a careful case for how the Apostles used the Hebrew Bible to lay the foundation for ...

This biblical book of sayings and advice is full of wisdom. The Book of Proverbs is one of the most quoted books of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible). Comprising the second book in the Ketuvim (or Writings) ...