The State Board of Education approved a measure that requires Bible stories be read by public school students.

Texas is on the verge of requiring its more than 5 million public school students to study Bible stories, as the state emerges as a leader in a national conservative effort to infuse Christian ...

As Bible sales surge, there is a new book about the Good Book for young readers. “Know the story of the Bible. We can’t know the parts if we don’t know the whole,” encourages Emily Stimpson Chapman, ...

The biblical corpus shared by Judaism and Christianity contains scenes of extraordinary violence, sometimes embodied by ...

Recent moves by state leaders have reenergized a debate: Is teaching about the Bible in public schools necessary to develop well-rounded, culturally literate students? Is it possible to do so without ...

The Story of Beginnings, published as part of the Maggid Tanakh Companion series, is a substantial 439-page study of Genesis 1–11, with approximately two dozen pages devoted to bibliography and ...

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The State Board of Education approved the reading lists and K-8 social studies changes after months of debates.

The Texas board of education voted today to advance a controversial new curriculum that includes Bible stories in elementary school reading lessons—the latest in a series of high-profile moves from ...

For centuries, archaeologists have uncovered inscriptions, ancient cities, monuments, and artifacts that offer remarkable glimpses into the world described in the Bible. While archaeology cannot ...