To me, the most enigmatic and interesting character in the Bible is neither Moses nor David, but Abraham. After 10 generations between Adam and Noah and then a further 10 generations between Noah ...

The setting is when Abram (before he was renamed Abraham ... Study Bible. In Luke, Jesus teaches about signs at the “end of the age”: “‘There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars.

Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame. Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret ...

“I will bless you abundantly and make your descendants as countless as the stars of ... The story of Abraham and Isaac is one of the most fascinating, and troubling, in the Bible.

But a few make serious and novel contributions to our understanding of the Bible. Prof. Jonathan Grossman’s most recent English book, Abraham: The Story of a Journey, is one. A talented and ...