From Epic Failures to Epic Redemption
Genesis 19 tells two interrelated stories about Lot and his daughters, both…
Abraham, the Intercessor
In the biblical narrative of Genesis 18:23–33, Abraham emerges as a profound…
Rethinking Eighth-Day Circumcision
In the Hebrew Bible, the sacred covenant between the people of Israel…
Could Luke be Jewish?
My story begins almost 20 years ago in a Seminary class in…
The Biblical Roots of Civil Disobedience
One of the most compelling stories in the Hebrew Bible is about…
When God changes your name
In Genesis 17, God renames Abram to Abraham and Sarai to Sarah,…
The Jewish Mary in the Gospel of Luke
The name Miriam (Hebrew: מִרְיָם, Miryam) and its Greek form Maria (Greek:…
Audacity of Israel’s faith
In the Torah, we encounter a tapestry of remarkable figures whose lives…
Hagar and Abraham’s God
The story begins with Sarai, the wife of Abram, who faced the…
Why did God try to kill Moses?
One of the Torah’s most baffling episodes, which clashes with modern cultural…
The Judah and Tamar Interruption
The book of Genesis, with its sweeping narratives of creation, covenant, and…
The Last Shall Be First
Many major Genesis stories consistently challenge primogeniture—the ancient cultural norm where the…
Blessing Stolen and Returned
In this article, we aim to demonstrate that the blessing of the…
Trading future leadership for a bowl of stew
One of the pivotal moments in the life of Jacob, a central…
Is Mary featured in the Book of Revelation?
The question of whether the “woman clothed with the sun” in Revelation…