People who are approaching the Bible for the first time may be surprised to discover that the Church offers us only three basic guidelines for reading it. These are: 1. Be especially attentive “to the ...

Jaime L. Waters serves as associate professor of Catholic studies at DePaul University and as “The Word” columnist at America since the first Sunday of Advent in 2019. A biblical studies professor, Dr ...

Randolph Richards and Brandon O’Brien help us see through different cultural lenses. The cover of Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible ...

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 ...

A History of the Bible: The Story of the World’s Most Influential Book, by John Barton. Viking. 640 pages. $35. The Lost Art of Scripture: Rescuing the Sacred Texts, by Karen Armstrong. Knopf. 624 ...

How does our doctrine of scripture relate to what we believe about the church? And how does what we believe about the church shape how we think about and interpret scripture? Theologian Brad East ...

Best-selling study authors and Bible teachers unpack the factors that drive women to prioritize time in Scripture. When Anne Graham Lotz was a girl, she went on a 14-mile hike in the Blue Ridge ...

At a moment when scripture was far more fluid, different Jewish communities may have kept different scrolls, though all would have had the Torah, the Psalms, and Isaiah. Jesus usually quotes from this ...