Thanks for all the excellent e-mails about the Song of Songs. Several of you argued that the maiden’s “navel” is not her navel, if you get my (southward) drift. My brief research didn’t settle the ...

Flip through the pages of the Bible and you’ll never find the name “Oprah.” However, there is a minor figure in the Book of Ruth named Orpah. Orpah is one of the lesser-known women of the Bible. The ...

Ruth’s love for her mother-in-law—“Where you go, I will go”—led her to an unexpected, new love with Boaz. Moved by Ruth’s selflessness, Boaz invites Ruth to glean grain from his field. His generosity, ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Paul Prather says the Bible is endlessly interesting because of its allusions, and the ...