Much contemporary scholarship on the Bible’s history has focused on questions of how it came into existence and whether we can trust its historical claims. To be sure, Gordon engages these issues.

This Ellis family Bible was passed down through the generations, a valuable tool in reconstructing the family’s history. Clara Ellis Payne’s ancestors were enslaved at Montpelier, the home of ...

The Bible can teach us how to approach American history. History should tell us about the great achievements of our ancestors, but it should not overlook their failings and sins.

A History of the Bible: The Story of the World’s Most Influential Book, by John Barton. Viking. 640 pages. $35. The Lost Art of Scripture: Rescuing the Sacred Texts, by Karen Armstrong. Knopf. 624 ...

History concluded its 10-part miniseries The Bible on Sunday night, pulling an average 11.7 million viewers over the course of the two-hour broadcast, up 14 percent week-over-week.

The Museum of the Bible wants to tell you the greatest story ever told. Just how the $500 million, 430,000-square-foot endeavor, located just two blocks south of the National Mall in Washington, D ...

A Case Western Reserve religion professor is writing the cultural history of the biblical book of Revelation, one of the most popular, durable and controversial pieces of literature. The New Testament ...

News Alabama lawmaker files bill to allow Bible history elective in public schools Updated: Feb. 22, 2019, 7:33 a.m. | Published: Feb. 22, 2019, 6:05 a.m. Bibles By Trisha Powell Crain | [email protected] ...

Historians, biblical critics, theologians, ethicists and rhetoricians who are interested in the persuasive function of language will all be pleased by The Bible in History. Those who want more ...