This essay is adapted from “Reading Genesis,” Marilynne Robinson’s literary and spiritual exploration of the Bible’s defining story of birth and regeneration (happily timed for spring — the season of ...

The way we translate and interpret the Bible is always shaped by both textual and contextual factors. The rise of cultural hermeneutics within the field of biblical studies has challenged scholars to ...

The Old Testament has stories of people who described God after having an encounter with him. Those people include a woman named Hagar. Her account begins in the 16th chapter of the book of Genesis.