Michael Huffman

Athaliah is the only queen in biblical Israel’s history who ruled by herself. But readers may find her story intriguing for other reasons as well.

Marriage exclusively between two individuals is often associated the Western world with Judeo-Christian norms. But the Bible never explicitly forbids polygamy.

Despite the fame of David’s sling and stone, the Hebrew Bible says that David killed Goliath twice—once by sling and again by sword. Why?

Jesus declared John the Baptist to be the greatest prophet who ever lived. Who was he? And what made him unique?

Though biblical law forbids it, human sacrifice occurs in several places in the Hebrew Bible. Sometimes the narrator condemns it; other times it escapes judgment.

As its name implies, the Reformation was a movement aimed at changing the established church. But some believed it did not go far enough.

Mary the mother of Jesus allegedly claimed to have conceived Jesus without the help of a man. Was her claim predicted in the Hebrew scriptures?

At age seven Joash became the youngest king to rule in ancient Israel. Manasseh and Josiah also took on the same role as children.