Religion, politics, and a good measure of sex and violence combine in the ABC series “Of Kings and Prophets,” which debuted March 8 and chronicles the Old Testament story of David’s rise ...

Bonhoeffer, of course, wasn’t an Old Testament scholar. But in 1937, writing to a church caving to the Nazi agenda, he put on the prophetic mantle and cast an uncompromising vision for following ...

It is in the Old Testament where prophets are said to have lived 100 years or more. Here is a closer look, but not comprehensive look, at some of those verses.

Since Old Testament times, this ancient land of faith has continued to provide numerous prophets and saints. Clockwise from top left: Ezekiel, Abraham, Jonah, Jude the Apostle and Thomas the ...

Boyd vouches some positive theological value to the Old Testament passages that he subjects to theological criticism; he maintains their God-breathedness (2 Tim. 3:16) in spite of their theological ...

After all, in the Old Testament, God authorizes the Israelites to bear the sword and use it against their enemies, while Jesus in the New Testament advocates non-violence and warns his disciples ...