Moses is also considered closer to God than anyone else in the Bible. And certainly by the 5th ... words himself because he was dead—perhaps Joshua, his divinely designated successor, wrote ...

Joshua, Judges, Samuel ... They all believed the author of the Bible was God, that it was therefore a perfect book, that it had strong moral agendas and that it was abidingly relevant.

Few questions cause more discomfort in the hall of government than this: “Whom do you serve?” Not long ago, I asked that question to a politician who bristled with indignation and replied, “I serve no ...