Ahab and Jezebel

Ahab and JezebelKing Ahab and Queen Jezebel were the royal couple of Israel most vilified by later biblical writers, yet......

Jewish and Christian Apocalypticism

The scholarly use and understanding of the word apocalypticism has varied much in the history of research on these topics.......

Ark of the Covenant

Ark of the CovenantThe political and cult symbol of Israel before the destruction of the Temple was the Ark of the Covenant.......

David

The life of David, king of Israel, is full of paradoxes. He was called in the earliest historical traditions of the Bible,......

Deuteronomy

The last book of the Pentateuch is the book of Deuteronomy. Its importance lies in the fact that it is often thought to......

Book of Esther

Queen EstherThe book of Esther tells the story of the Persian queen Esther and her uncle Mordechai, who foil the plot of......

Herods

The Herods were Jewish client kings of Rome who governed between 37 b.c.e. and 92 c.e. in the area that included significant......

Hezekiah

Biblical scholars increasingly view Hezekiah as the most capable king in Israel and Judah back to the time of David and......

Israel and Judah

From the beginning the Jewish scriptures focus on the Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac (Ishmael), Jacob, and Joseph. The reason......