Bruce Wells

Bruce Wells

Bruce Wells

Bruce Wells is professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia. Wells is the author of The Law of Testimony in the Pentateuchal Codes (2004) and the co-author of Everyday Law in Biblical Israel (2009). 

Leviticus Scroll from Qumran (11QPaleoLev)

Law and Leviticus

Can the laws in Leviticus be categorized?

Leviticus Scroll from Qumran (11QPaleoLev)

The Bible and Homosexuality

What does the Bible say about homosexuality?

Hill with terracing and olive trees

Inheritance Laws in Ancient Israel

Land was a family’s most important economic asset. It could be bought and sold, but inherited land was special.

Juden marriage contract from Elephantine