It’s hard to imagine a more influential book than the Bible. When its ancient Old Testament and not-quite-as-ancient New Testament are taken into account, the Bible has been a part of the human ...

Invariably, they conclude that the historical-critically derived “original meaning” does not lend itself to its later New Testament (or other Christian) usage, absent both hindsight and an a priori ...

In this dual presentation, Richard J. Clifford, S.J., discusses liberation, covenant, and blessings in the Old Testament, specifically exploring origin. Michael Simone, S.J., responds by highlighting ...

The otherwise excellent Nov. 30 Metro obituary for Phillip Ratner, “Sculptor cast the immigrant experience in bronze,” twice referred to “the Old Testament.”That is a Christian term used ...