AS tensions flare up between modern-day Iran and Israel — through drone warfare, cyberattacks and regional proxy clashes — ...

In the last five days since the Israel-Iran conflict began, hurrying into bomb shelters and hearing the sounds of alarms and explosions has become a way of life for Eli Birnbaum in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Yet, Jesus repeatedly healed on the Sabbath, Healing the Man with the Withered Hand (Mark 3:1-6, Matthew 12:9-14, Luke 6:6-11) and when confronted by the Pharisees, He said: ...

Jesus moves through a web of Roman occupation, Pharisees and zealots. Judas isn’t a two-dimensional villain; he’s a decent man, who’s terrified of where Jesus is heading. He tries to course ...

That quote is straight from the gospels, just as much canon as Judas and the Pharisees turning Jesus in; the story is what it is. But the villainous depiction of the Jews is not part of the text.

“Jesus reveals the heart of God: He is always merciful toward all; he heals our wounds so that we can love each other as brothers,” he wrote in his March 30 message.

The Chosen. For centuries, Judas Iscariot has been synonymous with betrayal. But for Luke Dimyan, who portrays Judas in “The Chosen,” the role is far more complex than a single act of treachery.. As ...

The story is told from Judas Iscariot’s point of view. One of Jesus’ Apostles, Judas is concerned that the man he views as a prophet is becoming too popular, and begins doubting that he truly is the ...

In the Gospels, the Pharisees are prominent as the main rivals of Jesus and their conflict generally centres on interpretation of the Torah, especially in terms of observing the Sabbath, dietary ...

There are a number of problems with this way of understanding the parable. The first is Jesus’ general attitude to the Pharisees and the law. For one, Jesus at points appears to have no problem with ...

The Pharisees were more popular with the people than the Sadducees, but many of them grew to love this popularity and the privilege and power associated with it. By Jesus’s day, according to Jesus’s ...