What we can learn from the chronicler’s stories about the kings of Israel. To the dutiful Bible reader, Chronicles might seem a bit baffling. As we read, we might find ourselves wondering, Haven’t I ...

The Second Book of Chronicles has no real independent existence. It was the translators of the Septuagint who divided the original Book of Chronicles into two to make it more easily adaptable to the ...

Like the books of Samuel and Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles should be read together because they were originally one book. The books of Chronicles review the history of Israel in a different way than ...

Q. Do we have a reason why such a long genealogy occupies the first nine chapters of First Chronicles? Sharon Harbaugh, Williamsburg, Va. A. As far as we know the first national Israeli history was ...

Let’s just be honest: some books of the Bible are hard to read through. Really hard. In fact, some parts of the Bible can be downright boring. (Is that wrong to say? Well, it’s too late to take it ...

You probably know that The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe is the first Narnia book. Maybe you’ve even read it, decided to try some Fry’s Turkish Delight on the strength of the book, and immediately ...