A minister explains how Christians interpret the Bible, especially regarding war, and how personal agendas influence scripture interpretation.

This is my year. Starting January 1, I will read the Bible every day, and by December 31, I will have read the entire Bible. The entire Bible. In one ...

(RNS) — For students hoping to become pastors in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the exegesis exam is already stressful. The dayslong exam — which requires students to answer multiple essay ...

Edward Sri is provost and professor of Scripture at the Augustine Institute in Denver, Colorado, and is the author of several books, including The Bible Compass: A Catholic’s Guide to Navigating the ...

The occurrence of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot (the Feast of Weeks), which is observed this year at the end of May and is associated in Jewish tradition with the giving of the Ten Commandments and of ...

"Do you really take the Bible literally?" The person who asks can't believe that I am a reasonable human being in the 21st century. I respond by asking, "What do you mean by 'literal'?" So often we ...

Several years ago, I started walking three miles each morning with my English lab, no matter the weather. There is something good about closing the gap between oneself and the environment—getting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Bible is the world’s most influential book. But books, like people, can be influential because of what they say, or because of ...