In the whole Hebrew Bible the full appellation ‘El Shaddai’ is used only in connection with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Shaddai by itself also appears 31 times in the ancient book of Prophet Job, who ...

Ehyeh is the verb ‘to be’ in its future tense singular form and means ‘I will/might/may become the one who I may/will/might become,’ indicating that Ehyeh is The God of Potentialities, The God of ...

Apocryphal means of doubtful authenticity. It is apocryphal that the average Canadian says sorry over 45,000 times a day. It ...

This Sunday's lectionary reading for Advent 4 in Year A is Matt 1.18–25. It is a short reading, but laden with significance ...

“And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered” (Luke 2:6). That Jesus ...

Greek philosophy deeply influenced how early Christians understood Christmas, transforming the Logos and incarnation into the ...

Technical terms used in the Bible’s description point to a real astronomical event that could explore the origin of the star ...

Versions of the Bible are translations of the Bible into other languages. The following are the most important versions or translations of the Bible. 1. Septuagint. The oldest Greek translation of the ...

The theology of justice flows from the heart of God. It's amazing how quickly we shift from longing for justice to expecting mercy. If God's people are "to do justice and love mercy," as Micah puts it ...

The great promise of the Manicheans proved illusory, but the problem remained unresolved for all that. Augustine was unable to convert to the Christianity of the Catholic Church until he had learned, ...

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The far-right group known as the R.S.S., whose members include Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has spent a century trying to make India a Hindu-first nation. By Mujib MashalHari Kumar and Atul Loke ...