As a Catholic Christian and a lawyer with two law degrees, I am dismayed that many other Christian sects in America believe that the country of Israel today is the “Israel” of the Bible. The Bible was ...

With the end of the war and the recently signed agreement, the far Right’s dream of resettling Gaza has evaporated. But was it really based on anything historical? More broadly speaking, what were the ...

Israeli officials recently put a unique 14th-century Bible on display just a year after it was bought for a seven-figure sum. The National Library of Israel announced its display of the Shem Tov Bible ...

THE CONVERSATION — Five hundred years ago, the first Bible featuring a map was published. The anniversary has passed uncelebrated, but it transformed the way that Bibles were produced. The map ...

Commentaries range from classical Torah scholars like Rashi and Abarbanel to items by Israeli prime ministers Menachem Begin, Golda Meir and Benjamin Netanyahu. JERUSALEM — In 1903, American ...

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The historicity of the Bible is a hotly debated topic of research although many scripture experts claim the archaeological record can vouch for the Bible. Biblical texts like the Book of Kings, Joshua ...

I have never preached about the Amalekites, ancient Israel’s hereditary enemy, passed down from generation to generation. I can imagine the wide eyes and ashen faces staring back at me. My pastoral ...