To learn how to read Scripture again, modern Jews must re-learn how to read themselves. To redefine their lives through Scripture they must re-read their own history as part of the story of Scripture.

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Tucked away in one of Jerusalem's hi-tech neighborhoods, long-bearded men in black suits and women dressed in long skirts with head coverings are taking part in an organized afternoon prayer—men to ...

Ahead of an event in Houston, Karen Armstrong discusses her book, “The Lost Art of Scripture: Rescuing the Sacred Texts.” Much good and bad has been done in this world in the name of religion. And ...