As the Jewish New Year begins later this month, I will join Jews in reflecting on beginnings. I was married earlier this year, and celebrate my birthday on the first day of Rosh Hashanah. Since ...

Abraham is an important figure in Christianity, Islam and Judaism. The story of Abraham can be found in the Book of Genesis - the first book in the Christian Bible and in the Torah of Judaism. Abraham ...

A more general understanding of the sacrificial service may flow when considering an important aspect of covenant, the contractual partnership between God and His people. The two major covenants in ...

BYU professor Kerry Muhlestein presents at BYU Education Week on Thursday, Aug. 22. (Addie Blacker) BYU professor of ancient scripture Kerry Muhlestein spoke at an Education Week session on Thursday ...

As we seek to know more about prayer, we can turn to the Catechism of the Catholic Church. While there are many primary sources on prayer and many secondary sources that give helpful summaries of ...

Women of the Bible’ is a drama series where individual narratives from the Book of Genesis take center stage. The show ...

Fulfilling the commandment of circumcision means taking the ordinary body of a human being and transforming it into something holy that has been brought into the covenant/treaty of Hashem’s people.

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As we pick our way through some of the most severe internal troubles in Israel's history, the inherent covenant binding the Jewish people and Israel is in peril. Rosh Hashanah is a holiday replete ...

Throughout the Scriptures, God introduces himself to his people as the “God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.” His name would be forever associated with the Jewish patriarchs as a reminder that his promise ...