Once you have gathered the necessary information to discover what a passage is saying, you can then begin to understand its meaning through careful study of the book’s historical context, literary ...

A man claims he knows the full meaning of Baltasar Engonga's name and that it is connected to the man's alleged bad behaviour ...

What can Judaism — and more precisely, the Bible and its commentaries — say to us at this moment of existential dread? I turn ...

The term "scapegoat" refers to someone who unfairly takes the blame for others but its origins come from an ancient Hebrew ...

The Life of Brian gave a more accurate representation of Jesus than the Bible and Church teachings combined, a Monty Python ...

A fascist has been elected president. For a large swath of Republican Party, Trump was chosen by God for “such a time as this ...

Here's a quotation from Richard Rorty about context, and the last two sentences are instructive for legal interpretation. It is impossible to read a text without a context. Instead of even trying ...

Jesus' prayer of intercession; betrayal and arrest; Peter's denial. Sanctify them through Thy truth: Thy Word is truth (John 17:17). Some have attempted to live in seclusion in order to avoid being ...

A rapturous riot of flavour, succulent filling, creamy sauce, all wrapped up in the flakiest of flaky pastries in one or both ...

that give meaning to our existence and reality,” said Azazel, who quit Judaism four years ago and, one year later, founded ...