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 ...

Richard J. Clifford. Richard J. Clifford, S.J., is professor of Old Testament and dean of the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry (founded in June 2008). A former editor of The Catholic ...

And yet the humanity of many Old Testament characters makes them inspiring examples for Christians. Moses, Aaron, and Miriam model how to live in the midst of adversity; Daniel and Esther exemplify ...

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 ...

The Old Testament considers children an evidence of God’s blessing: “And God blessed them, and God said to them: ‘Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have ...