In biblical studies there has been a group of scholars who have been looking at the shape or the literary structure of scripture to determine more precisely the author’s intended meaning of scriptural ...

“Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.” The words are as poetic as they are powerful. Billions throughout the world have known and recited the humbling yet peace-giving entreaties of the ...

Experts weigh in on Pope Francis’ recent support for changing the wording “lead us not into temptation.” The church has a long history of fiddling with the Lord’s Prayer and debating the right wording ...

Fabulous books have been written about prayer, and myriads of prayers are available in print. Here, prayer language is primarily Scripture itself. The poetry, songs, dialogue, and prose of the Bible ...

Most Christians can fill in the words that follow: “who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done “…” But wait — let’s rewind. John Dominic Crossan, a renowned, if ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The words, "Our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be ...

Shame on all of them. The pope didn’t call for any changes. This is a classic case of the pope saying something and the media going hog-wild and completely distorting it. Italian television aired an ...