The psalmist announces that he will introduce his words of wisdom by way of a parable and a riddle: "I will incline my ear to a parable; I will open my riddle to the accompaniment of a harp." (Psalms ...

The Journal of Biblical Literature (JBL) is a quarterly periodical that promotes critical and academic biblical scholarship. Bringing the highest level of technical expertise to bear on the canon, ...

My family did some major remodeling of our house over the last three or four years. I think we are finally done. A friend asked me if it was a wise investment: would we ever see the market value of ...