Qumran scrolls unveil ancient Hebrew biblical texts and religious belief A Bedouin shepherd found the first scrolls in the Dead Sea caves back Artifacts suggest the Essene sect once lived and wrote in ...

But with the Bible, the stakes go up. When we say that something is “in the Bible,” what do we mean? Is it the exact ...

Zias, published in the journal Levant, reveals how ancient Phoenicians may have incorporated cleansing into their religious ...

The Hebrew scriptures are a treasure trove for a word nerd. Did you know, for example, that there is no separate word in ancient Hebrew for “obey”? The concept of ...

Thanks to AI and modern carbon dating techniques, we have a new understanding of when the Dead Sea Scrolls were written – which could revise the story of Judea ...

These three key religious texts all offer justifications for defensive wars. But they also stress the importance of peace.

The apple has been associated with the pivotal Biblical scene for generations, but is this a case of mistaken identity?

Israeli researchers uncovered dozens of newly discovered Dead Sea Scroll fragments containing biblical texts dating back ...

Wars are often waged in the name of religion. So what do key texts from Christianity, Islam and Judaism say about the justification for war?Authors ...

St. John’s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has announced a new graduate program that reshapes what it means to study the ...

Israel's theological narratives fuel the Gaza war, while Palestinians fight every day for truth, their rights and survival ...