Troubles in the Academy

In the current issue of the Biblical Archeological Review , Professor Ronald S. Hendel announces his departure from the venerable scholarly organization that publishes the journal, First Things that tries to explain why church teaching must be relevant to biblical interpretation, at least for believers—and why biblical scholars bristle at the thought of reading with eyes of faith.

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