PW talked with the creators of the lavishly illustrated Majestic Illuminated Bible about why the Hachette imprint chose this ...

To celebrate Purim, many Jews bake and eat a pastry called hamantaschen. The three-cornered cookie is named after Haman's hat. This dessert is generally filled with poppy seed or jam, but other ...

Historically, the greatest threats to Jewish survival have been antisemitism and assimilation. The first quarter of the 21st century has been a moment when we are facing challenges to Jewish ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — Since its inclusion in the Hebrew Bible, the Book of Esther has been embraced in different ways and in ...

A remarkable book reconstructs the mysterious paths of the Bibles, that is, twenty-three centuries of intricate routes, daring and courageous passages, far-sighted visions, and almost ...

Of Jesus’ 12 disciples, Saint Peter is one of the most important. In the Book of Matthew, Jesus declares that Peter is the “rock” on which “I will build my church,” and Catholic tradition considers ...

(JTA) — In Jewish time, history often has a way of rhyming with the calendar. So when Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli air strike on the Shabbat before Purim — the holiday ...

Note that the Shroud of Turin is often called the “world’s greatest mystery”: an ancient burial cloth with an image of a crucified man with all the wounds that Pope John Paul II called “a mirror of ...

Is performative Bible reading the latest trend or are Gen Z really turning to Christianity? - LET’S UNPACK THAT: Sales of the Good Book have doubled in five years. Is it an aesthetic statement; a ...

These moves, by both institutions and citizens, are part of a relatively recent global reckoning with the dark side of the ...

Elizabeth A. Len Wai is an accomplished Christian author whose writing reflects her steadfast faith and passion for helping others see God’s hand in everyday life. Her first book, Parenting Using God ...

The book served as a crucial guide for Black travelers facing discrimination and danger on the road.