Israel Knohl argues that Jesus’s trial was in reality a dramatic clash between two Jewish groups holding opposing ideologies of messianism and anti-messianism.

In the Hebrew Bible, God’s love is maternal.

Examining the biblical verses whose conflicting interpretations led to the splitting of paths between these traditions.

Drawing on classical midrash, medieval exegesis and kabbalah, Melila Hellner-Eshed explores interpretations of the iconic opening of the Bible.

Four-part series led by Benjamin Sommer exploring the limits and opportunities of pluralism.

Although Jews and Christians share common books—the Jewish Tanakh and the Christian Old Testament—we read our shared stories in different ways.

Exploring some of the ways in which Jewish commentators both absorb and react against the dominant paradigms of the Middle Ages.

While Jews and Christians are said to share common scriptures, their respective interpretations of those scriptures sharply disagree.

Justus Baird asks whether America can bridge ‘the sea of society and the river of time’ to atone for its sins

The Plagues Project: leading Jewish thinkers reflect on the ways that Jews have thought about Plagues for the last 3,000 years.

The Plagues Project: leading Jewish thinkers reflect on the ways that Jews have thought about Plagues for the last 3,000 years.

The Plagues Project: leading Jewish thinkers reflect on the ways that Jews have thought about Plagues for the last 3,000 years.