Essentials in Education (EIE), a non-profit educational organization that has been the U.S. leader in teaching the Bible academically in public schools has announced the release of their new ...

Oh, dear. The fringes are coming together. As reported by the Washington Post, a new far-right movement seems to be brewing just under the radar, made up of “Armed groups, Trump supporters, ...

Ancient Israel's wisdom literature dealt explicitly with moral education. Applying this literature to modern challenges of business ethics requires reading the texts in the light of existential ...

Mythlore Vol. 40, No. 1, Fall/Winter 2021 But Where Shall Wisdom Be Found? The Lor... But Where Shall Wisdom Be Found? The Lord of the Rings and the Wisdom Literature of the Hebrew Bible This is the ...

This Sunday, the readings highlight the Judeo-Christian wisdom tradition found in Scripture. Wisdom literature takes many forms in the Bible. One form is as a set of “sayings,” aphorisms and proverbs, ...

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Here comes Lent. Again! Lent is a moveable feast. Its date is dependent on the date of Easter which, in turn, is dependent on the date of the full moon on or after the Spring Equinox. Got that? The 40 ...

An old joke asks: Why do old people read the Bible so much? Answer: They are cramming for the final exam. Reading the Bible is a good place to find answers, and it is a good place to go to understand ...