by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 24, 2016 | Opinion
Scholars sometimes make mistakes because they are lacking understanding or adequate information. That is regrettable, but understandable. Scholars — or persons who claim to be scholars — may also err in order to promote a personal agenda. Worse than...
by Larry Eubanks | Nov 30, 2015 | Opinion
Interpreting Scripture is a wonderfully complicated endeavor because the Bible is a complex compilation of literature. Interpretation is art and science. It’s a craft that takes many years to learn and is never mastered. Beware those who claim to have mastered...
by Diana Butler Bass | May 30, 2007 | Opinion
On Sept. 24, 1967, my Methodist Sunday school teacher gave me my first Bible, the Revised Standard Edition, as a gift upon entering the third grade. When I was a girl, I carried it out to the woods near my house to read privately and pray–enthralled by the...
by William D. Shiell | Apr 21, 2003 | Opinion
The Holman Christian Standard Bible debuts in fall 2003 Sunday-school curriculum from LifeWay Christian Resources. This new version of the Bible is backed by the strength of the Southern Baptist Convention’s publishing house, which boasts annual revenues of over...
by Paul Schrag | Mar 29, 2002 | Opinion
My family helped me with an experiment. I read some Bible verses and asked if they had anything in common. After about half a dozen verses, our 8-year-old daughter, Abigail, said, “They’re all about boys and men.” Apparently, they were. The verses...
