Instead of a sevenfold “song of ascent” for his captors, the Levite musician composed a sixfold imprecation calling on God to come down and judge Babel. As in Eden...
Once its priestly context is understood, Psalm 137 can be emancipated from its incidental “Zionist” trappings, and our own hearts can be pierced as...
The past is invisible, known only by its memorials. The future is also invisible, known only by its promises. In between is the continual,...
Matthew’s disregard for chronology in his brief mention of the saints resurrected along with Jesus is baffling until we discern his use of literary...
Salvation is obviously a process, but the Bible fails to spell it out with enough clarity to avoid controversy. If we have eyes to...
Leviticus not only explains the reason for Jesus’ double approach in John 20:19-31, it also answers the question of whether the marks of the...
The details of Israel’s battle against Amalek at Mount Sinai not only prefigure the architecture of the Tabernacle but also explain some of the...
Unless you have the symbols and sequences of the Torah under your belt, the rest of the Bible will cause confusion.
Our Father in heaven has long history of doling out stones and serpents to His children. How can He possibly be good?
Is it possible for a book of contemplative theology to be neo-noir?