In October, planting bulbs reflects a deep-rooted faith as gardeners patiently anticipate the arrival of spring, even in the ...

When I went to graduate school, we were taught that Mark is the oldest Gospel while Matthew and Luke copied Mark, and that Mark came from a theoretical source named Q (after German word “quelle” ...

The author of Hebrews turns from directly addressing his audience to speak primarily in aorist participles about others in these verses. The string of participles describe them as once being ...

“Now faith is being sure what we hope for and certain of what we do not see,” Hebrews 11:1 Faith. It’s a one-syllable, simple word, yet holds so many nuances. It’s a word that’s guided my life through ...

When you consider the wide agreement among biblical scholars about who wrote every other book of the New Testament, it’s a little mysterious that we don’t know who wrote Hebrews. There are a handful ...

Episode 143: 20 th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C In today’s episode, we focus four details in the second reading and Gospel reading for this upcoming 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C that relate ...

An overview of the historical background and theology of Hebrews to help you develop your sermon series and apply it to your hearers. No other book of the New Testament has generated more speculation ...

Photo credit: Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, detail of the Ghent Altarpiece, c. 1432, by Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] Leviticus 16:11-16 (RSV) “Aaron shall present ...

The spiritual leader of Israel’s Black Hebrews movement, Ben Ammi Ben-Israel, 75, died suddenly on Saturday, plunging the community into grief and disbelief. “It was a shock because he was so well ...