During the Christmas season, people hear the account of Mary’s role as the mother of Jesus, but little of what is popularly believed about Mary is from the Bible.

David Hulme explores the question “What Makes Us Human?” from the generally overlooked perspective of the ancient Hebrew Scriptures.

It’s generally acknowledged that the second-most important festival of the Christian calendar has no biblical support. Most people shrug that off as irrelevant, but is it?

The choice of role model for the depiction of Christ is as much an issue today as it was in the fourth century or the time of Michelangelo.

Author and early-church historian Paula Fredriksen discusses the life and times of the apostle Paul.

Old Testament and New Testament writers present a consistent view of God toward women, but it isn't what most people think.

The final 22 verses of chapter 31 in the book of Proverbs present an acrostic poem that contains the sage advice of a mother to her son, a king named Lemuel.

What do you actually know about the Virgin Mary? Who is this iconic figure who has attained such an exalted standing in religious circles?

No article of faith has been subject to as much scrutiny by critics and loving burnishing by the faithful as the notion that Mary remained a virgin to her death.

Mary Magdalene has been repainted to conform to modern agendas. But is her new image a truer likeness than the old?