Genesis-to-Revelation plans are popular, but most Christians will grow closer to God and his Word at a slower pace.

New strategies for interpreting Scripture turn out to be not so new—and deepen our life in Christ. A wide range of voices claims that a crisis of biblical interpretation is taking place. But contrary ...

One of the most-studied Bible verses of the year is from 2 Timothy in the New Testament, according to an analysis of millions ...

MOORHEAD — He never planned on reading the Bible 100 times, but by Aug. 4, that’s exactly what Jerry Mykleseth had accomplished. It took nearly 33 years, and even though he’s reached this milestone, ...

Jaime L. Waters serves as associate professor of Catholic studies at DePaul University and as “The Word” columnist at America since the first Sunday of Advent in 2019. A biblical studies professor, Dr ...

Because I had recently become a Christian, I enrolled in a New Testament studies course during my first year as an undergraduate at the University of Virginia. Our guiding textbook was Bart Ehrman’s ...

Several years ago, I started walking three miles each morning with my English lab, no matter the weather. There is something good about closing the gap between oneself and the environment—getting ...

The Bible may be a source of wisdom for many Americans but most don't read it for themselves, a new survey shows. More than half have read little or none of it, reports LifeWay Research. "Even among ...

Catholics don't read the Bible anywhere near as much as evangelical Protestants do, and that is to our shame. I hasten to add that evangelicals usually are quite ignorant of Church history: especially ...

Considering how often the Bible is characterized as a great work of literature, it is rarely read like one. Few would suggest a piecemeal approach to Crime and Punishment, jumping from chapter to ...