The Gospels give some intriguing clues to the identity of Jesus’ famous follower—who was unwed, moved freely, and provided ...

Why does it matter that this potentially Mary Magdalene figure in John 11 has been split in two? Right now most people reflexively think that Lazarus’s sister Mary is also Martha’s sister Mary. I’m ...

In Skylight's fizzy musical, filled with '70s disco energy, a singer on the lam transforms a terrible choir into something really joyful.

While the anecdote concerning the prostitute Mary Magdalene is deeply moving, the compassion and forgiveness which Jesus shared with her was a part of his communion with everyone whom he helped, ...

“We’re going to review the story of two sisters called Mary and Martha,” she sang, her matter-of-factness oddly reminiscent of Duccio’s. “They had a brother named Lazarus.” Franklin ...

Ironically, it’s precisely the raising of Lazarus to life that seals Jesus’ death. On hearing of it, the panicked Pharisees take the chillingly pragmatic and essentially amoral advice of Caiaphas, the ...