Karen Scalf Bouchard, Author at Biblica

7 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About John the Baptist

Zechariah and Elizabeth thought they were too old to have a child. But when an angel of the Lord appeared and prophesied about a son who would be filled with the Holy Spirit even before his birth, everything changed. Their son, who came to be known as John the Baptist,

7 Observations About Moses That Raise More Questions Than They Answer

The Bible tells us a lot about the life of Moses. In fact, the Bible contains stories from throughout the life of this remarkable man, beginning with his birth all the way through his death on Mt. Sinai—and even beyond! Nevertheless, many of the things we know about Moses raise

7 Interesting Things You May Not Have Considered About the Garden of Eden

The Garden of Eden has fascinated people since the very beginning, and when we say “beginning,” we mean that literally. The Garden is mentioned for the first time in the beginning of Genesis, the very first book of the Bible, and became the home of the very first couple, Adam

7 Fascinating Facts About the Real Easter Story

The popularization of Christian celebrations (like Easter and Christmas) has its pros and cons. That fact that so many people have heard of Easter is great. The fact that most folks associate it with chocolate bunnies. . . not so great. Here’s a wonderful opportunity to focus on what Easter

7 Incredible Things You Might Not Know About Noah’s Ark

A Google search of “Noah’s Ark Bible Story” yields around 4 million results. A search using the words “Noah’s Ark Kid’s Room Décor” yields more than twice that many results (8.7 million!). The point is, the story of Noah is well known in our culture (and well-commercialized). But we bet

7 Interesting Things You Probably Never Realized About Jesus

The Bible is rich with details that, if we’re not careful, we can gloss right over. Or perhaps sometimes the full meaning of what we’re reading doesn’t sink in or we don’t take the time to connect other historically significant dots. How else can we explain the following little-talked-about but truly fascinating things about Jesus? You may be amazed at what you never knew or fully understood about the Son of God.