Bible
Three of the most mistranslated words in Scripture — according to TikTokers
By Renée Roden — July 14, 2021
(RNS) — Explaining the nitty-gritty details of ancient Greek and Hebrew may not seem like viral content, but on TikTok, it’s algorithm fire.
King James saves the God Bless the USA Bible
By Bob Smietana — May 27, 2021
(RNS) — Controversy over a new Bible, inspired by Lee Greenwood’s song ‘God Bless the U.S.A.,’ caused a Christian publisher to back out of the project. But the company behind the project still thinks it will be a hit.
The seeds of police brutality in the Bible
By Jana Riess — May 11, 2021
(RNS) — Monsterization is nothing new, says Esther Hamori, an associate professor of Hebrew Bible at Union Theological Seminary in New York. In fact, it’s right there in the pages of the Bible.
Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict might be an exodus for America
By Charlie Dates — April 21, 2021
(RNS) — Chauvin's verdict is an opportunity for the liberation of all Americans.
Marketing ploy or sacred art? Bible publishers appeal to millennials with focus on design
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 13, 2021
(RNS) — In the last decade, independent projects like Bibliotheca have brought an eye for design to the Bible — and shown big Bible publishers there’s a market for it.
ASL Bible shows that God speaks in sign languages too
By Robert L. Briggs — March 31, 2021
(RNS) — Millions of American churchgoers have been without access to the Bible in their native language.
What the Bible’s approach to history can teach us about America’s glory and shame
By Mark K. George — March 1, 2021
(The Conversation) — At a time when Americans are seemingly as polarized as ever over the present, the country’s past also appears to be up for debate.
On Joss Whedon, cancel culture and the Bible
By Jana Riess — February 25, 2021
(RNS) — I won’t be torching my Harry Potter books or throwing my Buffy DVDs on a bonfire. I’d have to throw my Bible to the flames as well.
Black history can’t be told without the Bible
By Nicole Martin — February 18, 2021
(RNS) — Black Christian heroes knew that the Bible had to be at the center of life as free men and women in the United States.
Have a digital Lent to get through the pandemic
By Thomas Reese — February 16, 2021
(RNS) — How Alexa might help us celebrate Lent better.
Joe Biden’s family Bible anchors faith-infused inaugural events
By Adelle M. Banks — January 19, 2021
(RNS) — Beyond the invocation and benediction at the inauguration itself, unofficial events will mostly be online and far different from the festivities of previous years.
‘Lo, a virgin shall conceive’ … or not, depending on the translation
By Jana Riess — December 17, 2020
(RNS) — Had Isaiah wanted to say 'virgin' or predict a miraculous birth, he would have used different Hebrew words, say biblical scholars Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler.
Protests, pandemics and politics: The top 2020 searches for Bible passages online
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 2, 2020
(RNS) — Searches for terms such as racism, justice, equality and oppression multiplied by more than 100 after George Floyd’s death.
Why Trump’s electoral crisis is really a moral crisis
By David P. Gushee — November 11, 2020
(RNS) — The president’s inability to accept the truth is doing more than delaying a transition, it’s poisoning our society.
What does the Bible really say about abortion?
By John J. Collins — October 16, 2020
(RNS) — Christians who turn to Scripture to trump political debates on abortion should be reminded that the Bible does not actually say anything at all on the topic. On this issue there is no divine revelation to be had.
