Pope shows off rosary of slain Ukrainian soldier, denounces “madness of war”; Indonesian minister says Pope planning visit
Rome, Italy AP Pope Francis led thousands of people in a moment of silence Wednesday to pray for the aid workers killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza and a young Ukrainian soldier named Oleksandre who was killed in ‘’this madness of war”. Francis appealed anew for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and the release […]
‘God’s Ghostwriters’: New Testament scholar Candida Moss looks at the hidden hands behind the Bible
In her new book, Moss argues that slaves and other lower-status workers played a key role in producing and preserving the Christian Scriptures. BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports…
Forgiving what’s owed: What does the Bible say about the controversial issue of debt relief?
Debt is a Biblical issue, with verses across the Old and New Testaments calling for leniency and forgiveness. Despite this, it remains a thorny issue. JONATHAN FOYE canvases some Christian views on what can be a controversial subject…
The Long Read: New books spotlight women’s leadership in New Testament
“It’s not that we’re trying to rewrite history. It’s simply that women have been obscured,” said Beth Allison Barr. EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports…
Gentile scandal
The biggest scandal in the New Testament, after the fact that a crucified man is God – is that unclean gentiles are accepted into God’s family without first becoming Jews. PICTURE: Aaron Burden/Unsplash We’re so used to the idea we don’t see the scandal, even though it’s a central theme of Acts and Paul’s letters. […]
This Life: Finding our daily bread in the Lord’s Prayer
SAMANTHA ELLEY reflects on the Lord’s Prayer as a template for our daily relationship with God…
Lifestory: Remembering EP Sanders, a New Testament scholar who offered a new look at Judaism
In an article published on Religion News Service, MARK CHANCEY, a professor of religious studies Southern Methodist University, writes that Sanders forcefully called on fellow New Testament scholars to reject caricatures of Judaism…
Sight-Seeing: We praise people as ‘Good Samaritans,’ but there’s a complex history behind the phrase
TERRY GILES, professor of theology at Gannon University in the US, looks – in an article published on The Conversation – at the history of the people known as the Samaritans mentioned in Jesus’ famous New Testament parable…
Table Talk: The Biblical practice of feasting
EMMA WATSON looks at the importance of feasts in the Christian life…
GreenSight: The ‘Zayit’ or olive
ALVIN JOHNSON looks at the many Biblical mentions of the olive tree…