When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters. At Vox, our mission is to help you make sense of the world — and that work has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own. We ...

Around A.D. 49, the Roman emperor Claudius expelled the Jews from the city of Rome. Historians argue about the exact date and the reasons, but we know that Claudius did not want them holding office or ...

It’s been called one of the most important and most misunderstood passages in the Bible: Romans 13:1-7. “The most historically influential paragraph Paul ever wrote,” in the words of one scholar.

"For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23). This Bible verse from the New Testament ties sin with death — and everyone will die ...