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Trump's Bible Fail

Trump's Bible Fail

Trump names his favorite verse, but doesn't know what it means

Politics, TheologyJonathanApril 25, 2016Bible, Donald Trump, Exodus, Judaism, politics, theology, Trump, voting

Why a Muslim actor plays Jesus in Bill O’Reilly’s TV special

Why a Muslim actor plays Jesus in Bill O’Reilly’s TV special

Remember when Ridley Scott said he couldn't make a film starring "Mohammad so-and-so"?

CultureJonathanMarch 24, 2015Art, Bill O’Reilly, books, Christianity, History, Islam, Jesus Christ, Judaism, Killing Jesus, Lebanon, Muslim, National Geopgraphic, Race, Ridley Scott, television

Reading the Gospels Through a Jewish Lens

Reading the Gospels Through a Jewish Lens

Are modern Christians missing the point of some of Jesus' teachings?

CultureJonathanJanuary 3, 2015Amy Jill-Levine, Bible, Christianity, gospel, Gospels, History, James Carroll, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jonathan Merritt, Judaism, New Testament, parables, Story, theology, Vanderbilt University

Have Christians overlooked Jesus’ Jewishness?

Have Christians overlooked Jesus’ Jewishness?

They have. And here's why it matters.

CultureJonathanDecember 30, 2014Adolph Hitler, anti-semitism, Bible, church, Germany, History, Hitler, James Carroll, Jewish, Jonathan Merritt, Judaism, New Testament, Scripture, War, World War II

King David Misunderstood Says Yale Scholar

King David Misunderstood Says Yale Scholar

Politician, psalmist, adulterer and more.

CultureJonathanNovember 8, 2013Bible, Christianity, Controversy, faith, George Washington, HarperOne, hermeneutics, heroes, History, Jewish, Jews, Joel Baden, Jonathan Merritt, Judaism, King David, Old Testament, power, Psalms, Scripture, Yale, Yale University