The Bible offers varying perspectives on interreligious relations and politics. The report of the visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon in 1 Kings 10 reflects a shared international, cosmopolitan horizon for the pursuit of wisdom in the Ancient Near East; and the Sermon on the Mount/Sermon on the Plain reflects on wisdom expressed in the lilies of the field and the birds of the air in ways that resonate with many religious traditions. On the other hand, the reference of the Book of Revelation to "a synagogue of Satan" (Rev 2:9) and the warning about the antichrist in 1 John 2 gave rise to a tragic history of apocalyptic condemnations of Jews and later Muslims as enemies of God. This presentation will examine the intertwining of sapiential and apocalyptic perspectives in the Bible and the later Christian tradition. Some Christians throughout the centuries have interpreted political events through an apocalyptic lens, often demonizing other communities and encouraging violence. Nonetheless, the heritage of the biblical wisdom teachers, including the sapiential discourse of the Sermon on the Mount/Sermon on the Plain offers resources for shaping an interreligious pursuit of shared values, as evidenced by the visit of Howard Thurman to Mahatma Gandhi.