It was with great anticipation that I read Rabbi Hayyim Angel’s latest commentary, “Psalms: A Companion Volume” (Kodesh Press, 2022). Like so many of his other books on biblical text, Rabbi Angel’s ...

Within the forty-six books of the Old Testament, there is contained the endearing Book of Psalms. The book is really more of an anthology of prayers of God’s people that were either collected or ...

Though not reckoned as a scripture scholar in any conventional sense, Robert Alter has affected the study of the Hebrew Bible in immense ways. His influence stems primarily from two remarkable books, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A tiny book of psalms from 1640, believed to be the first book printed in what’s now the United States, sold for just under $14.2 million on Tuesday, setting an auction record for a ...

An exhibition prioritizes the expensive, silent object over the lived, functional experience of the believer.

The sale of the most expensive piece of printed literature—as well as one of the oldest—is now in the books. On Tuesday, the auction company Sotheby’s, in New York City, sold off “The Bay Psalm Book” ...

The psalms as translated in the various versions of the Bible have always had problems with true authenticity. Among those issues is whether or not they actually reflect a rather primitive culture or ...

There is a prayer for every state of mind and spiritual need in the Book of Psalms, Pope Francis said. "There are many psalms that help us forge ahead. Get into the habit of praying the psalms. I ...

The Bay Psalm Book has sold for $14.2 million to set a world record. Believed to be the first book published in the US, the work has become the most expensive printed book after it was auctioned in ...

NEW YORK — Nearly 80 years after Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated, Menachem Rosensaft decided it was time to confront God. And so he penned “Burning Psalms: Confronting Adonai after Auschwitz.” ...