Is wisdom literature a sound category—or a misleading one? This Screwtape letter illustrates how the label might prove unhelpful.
Studying the Bible is not as hard as it might seem—in fact, there are so many benefits that the task can quickly become a joy. Through Bible study, we draw closer to the Author of our faith, begin to discern his voice as he speaks to us in a deeply...
The parables of Jesus are far less direct than doctrinal statements. Yet, they’re far more disruptive than simple illustrations. Parables held primacy in Jesus’s public ministry (Mark 4:2, 33–34), and they still inflame the imagination like...
What is hermeneutics? Hermeneutics is any effort to interpret the meaning of communication, particularly communication that is being interpreted in a different cultural context. In the Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary, Bernard C. Lategan says about...
