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No doubt about it, King Herod has a bad name. Historians may doubt the passage in Matthew that has him ordering the slaughter of Bethlehem infants in hopes of eliminating the newborn Messiah, but as ...
In the soon-to-be-published “The Life of Herod the Great,” Zora Neale Hurston reframes one of the Bible’s greatest villains. Over 60 years after her death, Zora Neale Hurston’s writing still astounds ...
COMMENTARY King Herod — a monstrous ruler who in the Christmas story forced Jesus' family to flee their country — has plenty of modern heirs driving the western hemisphere's migrant crisis today. And ...
Netflix’s Mary—a new biblical film about the mother of Jesus Christ that began streaming today—will transform viewers back to the year 20 BCE. That’s thanks to the film’s on-location shoot in ancient, ...
Wright, the former Bishop of Durham in the Church of England, is Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall in Oxford. His book Jesus and the Powers: Christian Political ...
Over 60 years after her death, Zora Neale Hurston’s writing still astounds — and soon, lovers of her work will have a new offering from the acclaimed Harlem Renaissance author. Per People magazine, ...