Thanks for joining us, and a special welcome to first-time readers. Today we study 2 Samuel 11, the story of David and Bathsheba, one of the most famous and dramatic chapters in the Old Testament ...

David's a fabulous king—victory abroad, and a fantastic domestic policy at home. He "delivered justice and equity to all his people." Equity—that's an interesting word. So far, the Bible hasn't been ...

It may not be today's modern version of feminism but they did break tradition in their time. Before and after the time of Jesus, there are women who could be considered biblical feminist of their time ...

Enter Your Email to Unlock This Article Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The character of Bathsheba in the ...

This crucial bit of biblical interpretation came in a tweet in early October from Rachael Denhollander, the first young athlete to accuse Gymnastics USA physician Larry Nassar of sexual assault and ...

The Hebrew Bible perhaps considers no woman as beautiful or as involved in a sex scandal as King David's most famous wife, Bathsheba. The text goes out of its way to speak of Bathsheba's beauty, yet ...

In response to my June 23 blog “David, Bathsheba, and Paulie Walnuts” one of my fans---yes, I do have a couple---e-mailed to razz me about being an atheist but seeming to have so much biblical ...

(RNS) — Few Bible scholars would argue that David, the king of Israel, did anything but sin when he had sex with Bathsheba, the wife of one of his soldiers. But what sin was it? Last week, Rachael ...

(RNS) — “David raped. It’s important we get that right.” This crucial bit of biblical interpretation came in a tweet in early October from Rachael Denhollander, the first young athlete to accuse ...