Michael Huffman

Jesus is the most famous person in history. But his association with Christianity can overwhelm his place in other traditions, perhaps most significantly in Islam.

Sunni Muslims identify five practices as the foundation of their religious life. These are known commonly as the Five Pillars of Islam.

Jerusalem’s Temple was Solomon’s most magnificent building project, and became the center of Israelite religious life for centuries. But it was not Israel’s only temple.

Islam sees itself as a single ummah, meaning “community” or “nation.” But distinctions have arisen within the ummah, most fundamentally between Shia and Sunni Muslims.

The Biblical Sabbath is the origin of the weekend. But in the Bible the Sabbath is much more than a weekly day of rest.

Hell is not a singular concept in the New Testament. Instead, it is more accurate to speak of multiple concepts of postmortem consequences and justice.

Jesus was a Jew. By speaking of himself as the culmination of the Jewish religious tradition, Jesus set the stage for a new religious movement.

The biblical promise regarding Ishmael is often read as predicting hostility between him and his half-brother Isaac. But the rest of the story suggests otherwise.