Bathsheba is One of the Most Beguiling Characters in the Bible The setting, on a late afternoon in Jerusalem some 3,000 years ago, could easily be mistaken for the subject of a boudoir painting: A ...

Thanks for joining us, and a special welcome to first-time readers. Today we study 2 Samuel 11, the story of David and Bathsheba, one of the most famous and dramatic chapters in the Old Testament ...

David's a fabulous king—victory abroad, and a fantastic domestic policy at home. He "delivered justice and equity to all his people." Equity—that's an interesting word. So far, the Bible hasn't been ...

As we approach the High Holidays I recall a passionate debate I recently engaged in with a good friend of mine regarding the meaning of King David’s interaction with Bathsheba in the Bible. The ...

This crucial bit of biblical interpretation came in a tweet in early October from Rachael Denhollander, the first young athlete to accuse Gymnastics USA physician Larry Nassar of sexual assault and ...

The biblical story of David and Bathsheba is as dramatic as it is ambiguous: A powerful man sees a beautiful stranger and summons her. She becomes pregnant. The man clumsily tries to cover it up, but ...

Before and after the time of Jesus, there are women who could be considered biblical feminist of their time. During Biblical times, traditionally, women were seen as mothers, queens, wives, refugees, ...

13.9 x 10.2 in. (35.31 x 25.91 cm.) In 1956, the etchings on Biblical themes that Chagall had begun for Vollard in 1930, left unpublished (though printed and stored) when he escaped from the Gestapo ...

(RNS) — “David raped. It’s important we get that right.” This crucial bit of biblical interpretation came in a tweet in early October from Rachael Denhollander, the first young athlete to accuse ...