The area once known as Canaan is only the size of Rhode Island, yet it is the most fought-over region in the world. It has been claimed by a...

We can now summarise the history of the Bible from its beginnings to the sealing of the canon. We can’t claim every detail is certain. It is...

We take it for granted in the contemporary West that a religion will be based upon holy texts or scripture, but this was almost unknown in t...

After Jesus died, his followers were in disarray. They believed he was the Messiah, yet he had just been crucified. The Jewish world had no ...

Some people prefer same-sex partners. There is no reason why this should upset anybody, but for centuries the Abrahamic religions have contr...