Forecast: Given Brueggemann's stature in Old Testament scholarship and the fresh perspectives of this work, his introduction is likely to become a standard text in seminaries and theological schools.

This is Lecture 4 in our Yale University course in Old Testament studies. If you are new to this course, you are very welcome. The plan is that we watch, read or listen to each lecture then discuss ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information Established in 1889, the Jewish Quarterly Review (JQR) is the oldest English-language journal in the fields of Jewish studies.

Although not all may agree, I nominate as the most important work in Old Testament studies to appear during 1964 the first volume of the Anchor Bible, Genesis, a translation and commentary by Ephraim ...

In theory, I am committed to preaching the Old Testament. I generally feel exercised about how little the Old Testament is proclaimed in churches, how rarely it is preached, how many Christians act as ...

Dark Renaissance: The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare’s Greatest Rival Historian and novelist Russell (The Palace) winnows fact from fiction in this peppery, humane look at the complex ...

Rev. Chris McCreight says we should approach our scriptures with the idea that they aren't always only about Jesus.

The titles "Old" and "New Testament" were used by St. Paul (2 Corinthians, 2:14). The term "testament," as applied to the two parts of the Bible, means: a covenant, agreement, pact. In the language of ...

Last week, I posted details of introductory courses in biblical studies now offered online, and free of charge, by Yale University. I suggested that the Will & Testament community might engage in an ...