The Bible,” says Bruce Gordon, “is a book in exile, a refugee that has washed up on many shores.” And this really admirable volume pursues the question of how “a book of many different forms” actually ...
The Jews divided their sacred books into sections. The chapter division, as found in the Bible today, dates from the thirteenth century and is the work of Stephen Langton, professor at the ...
Revelation 22:19 All Christians - Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant - agree that the Books in the Bible are the inspired, written Word of God but disagree on which Books belong in the Bible.
The latest from the chronicler of urban grit known for “Lush Life” and “Clockers” — as well as writing on “The Wire” TV series — is set in 2008 in East Harlem, where a five-story ...
How should we interpret the bible? How is the language meaningful? If it speaks of the Fall, does it matter that this may not have been a factual event? Can the account of Adam and Eve’s ...
By Wilson Wong In his latest book, the Rolling Stone writer David Browne tracks three decades of folk, blues, rock and jazz below 14th Street. By Peter Keepnews Our critic A.O. Scott walks you ...