Famine was a constant threat during biblical times. The authors of the Old Testament used it to explain God’s wrath, but also as a narrative device.

The Bible provides that and more, ... I know that dealing with money is hard for many. ... after the leader of Egypt had a troubling dream about a coming famine.

Famine was a constant threat and a very real part of life for the ancient Israelite world that produced the Hebrew Bible. The ways that the Bible understood and addressed famine, in turn, have had ...

The famine in Samaria was one of many depicted in the Bible. PHAS/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesAs the coronavirus spread rapidly around the world last year, the United Nations warned ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (THE CONVERSATION) -- As the coronavirus spread rapidly around the world last year, the United Nations warned that the economic disruption of the pandemic could result in ...