Hebrew Scriptures
An outsider’s encounter with the Psalms
By Simran Jeet Singh — July 5, 2020
(RNS) — Instead of trying to contextualize it as a scholar, I decided to approach Psalm 133 as a reader and see how it might speak to me.
Spirituality writer Lauren Winner asks: Who is God in the Bible?
By Jana Riess — May 6, 2016
Scripture says God is like a pregnant rock, or a tree, or clothing. Lauren Winner says these metaphors in the Bible seek to stretch our imaginations and help us envision a God who is much bigger than we thought.
Did Isaiah really predict the Virgin birth?
By Daniel Burke — December 12, 2012
(RNS) A new Catholic translation of the Bible tweaks an Old Testament text -- Isaiah 7:14 -- that many Christians consider a prophecy about Jesus’ birth. So, why did they alter a 2,745-year-old prophecy, and does it change what the church teaches about Jesus’ virgin birth? By Daniel Burke.
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