The Real Reason Jesus Taught In Parables
Jesus stubbornly refused to just say what he meant, instead turning his teachings into allegorical stories that illustrated spiritual or moral teachings.
Read MoreJesus stubbornly refused to just say what he meant, instead turning his teachings into allegorical stories that illustrated spiritual or moral teachings.
Read MoreFor a small subset of Christians, there's a companion book that is as much a part of their doctrine as the Bible itself: the Book of Mormon.
Read MoreIf you think your family is dysfunctional, wait till you hear the Biblical story of Jacob and Esau. It's a sibling rivalry tale like no other told in Genesis.
Read MoreThe Bible is filled with narratives about rivalries, and one of the most memorable battles is the one between Ahab and Elijah.
Read MoreFor a minority of the world's Christians, however, alcohol use is either absolutely forbidden, or is at the very least, avoided; certainly never used in excess.
Read MorePerhaps one of the most asked questions in theology is: Why did Job have to suffer in the Bible?
Read MoreThe King James Bible, sometimes called the King James Version, is one of the most revered religious texts in the world, and one of the most popularly used.
Read MoreThe conception of the rapture doesn't appear in the Bible. It arose out of developments in thought during the Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Read MoreNumbers are thought to carry a lot of meaning and weight in the Bible, with the number 3 being no exception.
Read MoreThere are dozens of Bible translations available to English-speaking Christians. But for some Christians, the "King James Version" is the only way to go.
Read MoreThe Bible contains a wide array of different literary styles throughout its many pages. But does the Good Book contain any jokes?
Read MoreThe female character Ruth is important enough in the Bible that she has her own chapter, the Book of Ruth, as part of the Ketuvim segment in the Old Testament.
Read MoreScripture is filled with heroes who have informed the Christian faith. Yet further interpretation makes it clear they were also bad people.
Read MoreThroughout the Bible, character names are changed after significant events. One example is the Apostle Paul, who is also known as Saul of Tarsus.
Read MoreFor centuries, Christians have been taught the Old Testament story of Jonah and the whale. How long was he inside the great beast?
Read MoreCertain interpretations of Biblical text align with modern scientific knowledge. These are the parts of the Bible that science has confirmed to be true.
Read MoreYou can't get much more basic than Adam and Eve, but some people still get quite a lot wrong about the pair. So, what really happened to Adam and Eve?
Read MoreThe Bible has served as a guide for the billions of people who have chosen to live by its sacred writings, which include teachings on marriage.
Read MoreWhat are the Nephilim? Angels? Demons? Giants? Extraterrestrials? The sheer volume of extrapolations and interpolations is utterly head-spinning.
Read MoreThomas Jefferson believed that the New Testament needed an editor to separate out the moral teachings of Jesus from the myths and miracles found in the Gospels.
Read MoreThe Bible has been interpreted in many different ways through the ages, sometimes controversially. Here are the theories about the Bible that change everything.
Read MoreHitler came up with a concept called "Positive Christianity" that he used to write the "Third Reich Bible," which was rife with Nazi propaganda.
Read MoreThe Bible is full of stories that feature murder, incest, cannibalism, and other horrific events. These are the most disturbing parts of the Bible ranked.
Read MoreThe Bible, the sacred text of Jews and Christians, and the Quran, the sacred text of the world's approximately 2 billion Muslims, share several similarities.
Read MoreFor one person, heaven might be something as simple as a comfortable office chair. For another, something as elaborate as a street paved in chocolate.
Read MoreAccording to Christmas carols and Nativity scenes, when baby Jesus was born, Three Kings were led by a bright star to find his location and pay him homage.
Read MoreThe term "Antichrist" first surfaced in the Epistles of John, but its depiction comes from the end of the New Testament in the Book of Revelation.
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