Theologians and biblical scholars don’t usually trespass into popular religion. That tends to be the territory of religion scholars. The difference is part of the implicit and sometimes explicit ...

In this week’s Torah reading, we are told of our forefather Jacob who, fleeing from his brother Esau, stops in Bethel to spend the night there. While sleeping, he sees a vision of a ladder stretching ...

With this book on angels, the press launches its Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library. No matter what branch of Christianity you profess, it is likely that your belief system teaches that angels are at ...