Interpretations of Paul the apostle’s texts provided the basic fund of imagery that continues to inform popular opinion about what Christians mean when they talk about “heaven”, or “hell”.
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If the biblical flood occurred just a few thousand years ago, that doesn’t leave enough time for the geologic history we see in rocks and fossils.
Bowie and the Bible have long been tied together in the work of director Ivo van Hove.
Why does an atheist literary scholar need to know about the Bible? It’s a text with innumerable interpretative possibilities that allows readers to connect ‘the apparently unconnectable’.
What do several early myths have in common? They suggest women must be ruled by men because they are disobedient and curious.
Ridley Scott’s 3D biblical epic Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014), an interpretation of the exodus of Israelite slaves from Egypt by Moses, sparked controversy last month when it was banned in Egypt and Morocco…
“It’s not even that good a story,” quips Moses during Exodus: Gods and Kings, the latest biblical blockbuster to assault our cinema screens. I think Moses was being rather harsh on himself there; it’s…
The wise men were likely accomplished Greek astrologers, watching the stars for signs of a king’s birth. Technical terms used in the Bible’s description point to a real astronomical event.
Interpreting the Bible is a tricky business at the best of times. Those encountering nativity plays or Hollywood epics such as Exodus: Gods and Kings will no doubt spot errors, ranging from innocent inaccuracies…
The tan-tastic trailer for Ridley Scott’s new epic Exodus: Gods and Kings was recently released, to lukewarm response. What I find most striking about the trailer is not, as you might expect, Christian…
Easter is here, and while some might reflect on the resurrection of Christ, I’m wondering at another miracle of sorts that we’re witnessing – the renaissance of the Bible in popular culture. The run up…
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Associate Professor, New Testament, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity
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Visiting Research Fellow University of Chester, University of Chester
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Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Senior Lecturer in Biblical and Religious Studies, University of Sheffield
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Associate Professor (New Testament Studies), University of Divinity
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Professor of Religious Studies, Michigan State University
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Cadbury Professor of Theology, University of Birmingham
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Research Fellow in Digital Theology, Director of CODEC Research Centre, Durham University
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Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Docteur ès sciences historiques et philologiques, maître de conférences HDR, membre honoraire de l’IUF, Université de Strasbourg
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PhD Candidate in Biblical Studies and Queer Theory, University of Sheffield
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Professor of American Literature and Religion, University of Victoria
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Executive Director, Center for Religion and Civic Culture, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor of Sociology, Biola University
