Throughout Christian history, interpretations of biblical scripture have deeply influenced doctrines that shape beliefs, ethical standards, and societal norms. Despite the insistence by many ...

Q&A with religious studies scholar Eric Vanden Eykel on the history, mystery, memes, and meaning of the wise men in the Book of Matthew. The answers, for many, are as easy to recall as the first line ...

What inspired you to write An Introduction to Womanist Biblical Interpretation? I used some of the work of feminist, Black feminist, and womanist writers when I was in graduate school, but I had never ...

Christians have a moral and ethical obligation to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past when interpreting scripture. Throughout history, biblical interpretation has profoundly shaped societies, ...

Trends in biblical interpretation come and go, even while the basic text has endured for almost two millennia. New and forthcoming biblical studies books can’t leave the apostle Paul alone, continue ...

The history of American Bible interpretation can give us some answers. Along with workers worried about their jobs and conspiratorial types worried about a robot takeover, many scholars and pastors ...

From his first moments as pope, Benedict XVI established biblical renewal as a key theme of his pontificate. In fact, he spoke at length about the proper reading and interpretation of sacred Scripture ...

An update to the Bible translation used by many mainline Protestant churches has stirred accusations of “gaywashing” over how an ancient Greek word is translated. At issue: Does arsenokoitai ...