Julia M. OBrien

It's becoming relatively common for Christian churches to observe a seder meal on Maundy Thursday, followed by Holy Communion. Since the gospels describe Jesus' last meal as held during Passover, these churches attempt to honor the occasion by teaching about Passover.  Some believe they are honoring Jesus' Jewish roots and seek out Jewish texts and rabbis for help in making the meal feel "authentic."

But Passover meals don't belong in the Christian Holy Week.

I've just published an article over at The Bible and Interpretation, entitled  "Violence and the Bible:  A Problem to be Solved?"

I've read several articles in the past few weeks relating the presence of archaeological finds to the question of statehood.