Understanding Matthew’s use of prophecy Matthew’s Gospel frequently draws on Old Testament Scriptures to demonstrate that ...

Consider just a few examples this Christmas season. Writing about 700 B.C., Micah the prophet stated: "But you, O Bethlehem ...

Almost 2,800 years ago, the young King Ahaz, ruler of Judah, faced a brutal invasion — an event that seemingly had nothing to ...

The biblical prophets mdash;figures like Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Amos mdash;consistently called their societies to Repentance, ...

With God’s help, we should all make increased efforts to love our neighbors, serve those in need, and act with humility. Only ...

Peace in the Judaeo-Christian tradition is much richer than merely the absence of conflict, though that is included. The ...

John the Baptist identified himself as fulfilling that role, “I am a voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight ...

Gog-Magog (Hebrew Bible) and Yajuj-Majuj (Arabic Qur’an) are the long-time threats to God’s future Messianic Age. In the 17th ...

No birth into mortality has ever been accompanied by such heavenly announcements and miracles as the birth of Jesus Christ, ...

The opening chapters of Matthew and Luke introduce us to Jesus as the long-awaited Messiah, conceived by the Holy Spirit and ...

Long before Santa Claus hijacked the holiday, Christmas has been the day Christians world-wide celebrate the birth of their ...