Bible

Christianity and Islam share a reverence for Judaism's patriarch.

A history of visual depictions of the Hebrew Bible.

The Book of Samuel tells of the rise of the Davidic monarchy

As commonly understood, this biblical narrative condemns the first violation of the prohibition against idolatry--but it's not that simple.

Scholars have long disagreed on the central message of the Book of Jonah.

The Judean and Israelite monarchies from the rise of King Solomon to the destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.

The biblical book whose law and theology most directly shaped later Judaism.

Nevi’im (the Prophets section of the Bible) presents Israel's history as a nation on its land.

Biblical divorce law provided some protection for women by setting limits on a man's absolute power to divorce.

David was a warrior and an artist, a lover and an adulterer — and also Israel's greatest king.

Son of King David, builder of the temple, author of three biblical works and the wisest of men, Solomon looms large in Jewish tradition — and beyond.

Why is Psalm 27 an important part of the spiritual preparation for the High Holidays?