The books of Ruth and Esther are widely separated from each other in scripture. Each describes a young woman and events surrounding her...

The big act of creation occurred on the second day. On the second day, God spoke repetition into existence. When the reader sees for the...

First foray into gematria

The folks at Theolopolis Institute were kind enough to publish an essay of mine. Peter Leithart was presenting thoughts on the theology...

Introduction I sometimes discover a group of disparate biblical episodes that appear to be written with a high degree of collusion...

Background: Ken Bailey's teaching on the prodigal son introduced me to how scripture tells and retells stories. According to Bailey, the...