Only two animals are mentioned by name in the biblical tale—so for centuries artists have filled in the gaps with both fantastic tales and emerging science. Cows, elephants, giraffes ... and is that a ...

BOTHELL — Ron Melander is a devout Christian who takes the Bible as literal truth. What he doesn’t accept is the image of Noah’s ark typically shown in children’s books. Melander, 70, is the author of ...

Read to Me usually hands off books about specific faiths to Religion editor Frank Lockwood, because he has permanent dibbies. But sometimes a book aimed at one faith is so broadly appealing it hits ...