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Bible
As the foundational text of Christianity, the Bible has been subject to millennia of analysis and controversy. Christianity Today has devoted much of its pages to analyzing the history, the theology, and the impact of the Scriptures.
Cover: How to Read the Bible
New strategies for interpreting Scripture turn out to be not so new—and deepen our life in Christ.
October 7, 2011
Thank God for Our Bibles
While Scripture comes in many flavors today, we can still trust these translations to give us God's Word.
October 27, 1997
Why the 'Lost Gospels' Lost Out
Recent gadfly theories about church council conspiracies that manipulated the New Testament into existence are bad—really bad-history.
June 1, 2004
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Knowing What the Bible 'Really' Means
Why multiple translations might even be better than Scripture in its original languages.
April 12, 2013
Touching God in the Iranian Darkness
Imprisoned for distributing Bibles in Iran, Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh saw its verses of suffering and forgiveness come alive.
April 10, 2013
From Survivor and Touched by an Angel to the Bible
Mark Burnett and Roma Downey talk about their new "epic series" that puts the Bible on the screen.
February 25, 2013
Given Deborah, Jael, and Judith, Why Shouldn't Women Serve in Combat?
Three views on the warrior women of the Bible and today, as the Pentagon announces it's lifting the ban.
January 23, 2013
How to Remove Our Bible-Reading Blinders
Randolph Richards and Brandon O'Brien help us see through different cultural lenses.
November 29, 2012
'Jesus Said to Them, "My Wife..."'
Manuscript fragment apparently from the 300s suggests debate over whether Jesus was married.
September 19, 2012
Out with the Old (Testament)?
Paula Fredriksen ignores the early church's Israelite foundations, producing a selective (but lively) history of the idea of sin.
September 13, 2012
Closer than Ever to the Breath of God
Why Protestants are especially fascinated with the Dead Sea Scrolls.
September 12, 2012
What Can't You Surrender to God? A Conversation with Jennie Allen
The 35-year-old mother of four writes about fear, insecurity, and the prayer that upended her life.
August 24, 2012
Is Skinny-dipping in the Sea of Galilee Sacrilegious?
A nude congressman reportedly took a dip in Israel's biblical site.
August 22, 2012
The Gospel Is More Than a Story: Rethinking Narrative and Testimony
Story is all the rage. Everyone wants to tell their personal narrative or to give the Bible a simpler and more relevant plot. Maybe it isn't such a good idea.
August 3, 2012
Philistine Digs Define David and Solomon
Early Israelite dig helps define David and Solomon.
July 25, 2012
Bible Museum Planned for Washington, D.C.
The museum, which will charge admission, is expected to open within the next four years.
July 11, 2012
Timothy George on the Reformers' Postmodern Moment
The historical theologian says Luther and Calvin show us how to read the Bible for the sake of the church.
June 29, 2012
Did Karen Klein Do the Right Thing? Bullying and the Limits of 'Turn the Other Cheek'
How I wish the elderly bus monitor would have responded to her young abusers.
June 26, 2012
Apps to the Future: The New Social Network Engagers
How interconnectivity helps us better engage the Bible.
June 11, 2012
Sensation Before Scholarship: Gospel Fragment Tantalizes Experts
Previous forgeries make announcements of new archeological discoveries difficult to believe.
May 14, 2012
Defending Scripture. Literally.
Not everything the Bible has to say should be literally interpreted. But that doesn't make it less powerful.
May 2, 2012
'God Is Not a Genie in a Bottle': Ways We Misuse the Bible
Why Eric J. Bargerhuff says we must avoid twisting Bible verses for our own advantage.
April 18, 2012
Scholars Aim to Bust Archaeological Fantasies
Peer review can take years—but academic society says some claims can be dismissed in a few blog posts.
April 4, 2012
He's Calling For Elijah! Why We Still Mishear Jesus
"My God, My God, why have you forsaken me" was a cry of vindication, not despair.
April 4, 2012
The Problem 'Son': Debate Continues Over Translating 'Son of God' for Muslims
Wycliffe translations challenged by Assemblies of God.
April 3, 2012
Jesus Through Jewish Eyes 
Why Jewish New Testament professor Amy-Jill Levine thinks Jews should know more about Jesus, and Christians more about first-century Judaism.
April 1, 2012
John Piper and the Rise of Biblical Masculinity
Why many church leaders are tempted to confuse cultural norms with biblical truth.
February 9, 2012
Pink Stink: Komen Drops Planned Parenthood Support
Move comes after Bible spat, debate on breast-cancer activism.
January 31, 2012
Discipling the Dragon: Christian Publishing Finds Success in China
Despite stringent controls, 1,300 Christian books are now available—legally—inside the communist country.
January 20, 2012
How the Physical Form of a Bible Shapes Us
Will the digital Scriptures speed the decline of family spirituality once fostered by family Bibles?
January 17, 2012
Why the Bible is Not a Book of Moral Laws
Contrary to popular belief, it's the startling gift book.
January 12, 2012
Infographic: How the Bible Feels
One of the most visual Scripture summaries to date.
December 28, 2011
Why We Need Jesus
Reason and morality cannot show us a good and gracious God. For that, we need the Incarnation.
December 2, 2011
Location, Location, Location
Particular places shape the biblical story, and each Christian life.
November 22, 2011
The Bible, Gender, and 'Dad-Mom' Debate Continues
Owen Strachan offers a rejoinder to Laura Ortberg Turner's critique.
November 22, 2011
The Bible, Gender, and the 'Dad-Mom' Debate
Laura Ortberg Turner and Owen Strachan discuss whether Scripture dictates that women work inside the home.
November 21, 2011
Archaeology's Rebel: Bible in One Hand, Spade in the Other
Eilat Mazar is unafraid to claim archaeological finds of biblical proportions.
November 11, 2011
GSN Considers Adding Church-Based Dating Show
The idea would be to build on the success of the Game Show Network’s “American Bible Challenge.” (The New York Times)
Morocco actor amused by Satan-Obama comparisons
With gray hair pulled back in a ponytail, an expressive face and a slim Errol Flynn-style pencil mustache, Mehdi Ouazzani doesn't look a great deal like America's 44th president — but then he doesn't resemble a stereotypical Satan very much either (Associated Press)
A Book Doctor in Dallas Patches Up Well-Loved Bibles
The Bibles that Candice McKay repairs can be the marked-up ones of regular churchgoers or ones old enough to have palm leaves stuck in them from when Grover Cleveland was president (The New York Times)
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