The five lines of faded characters written 3,000 years ago, and the ruins of the fortified settlement where they were found, are indications that a powerful Israelite kingdom existed at the time of ...

The "Codex Sassoon" is expected to fetch between $30 million and $50 million in May. A Hebrew Bible dating to the 10th century could soon become the costliest book ever sold. The ancient text is ...

JERUSALEM, Israel — One of the oldest surviving biblical manuscripts, a nearly complete 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible, could soon be yours — for a cool $30 million. The Codex Sassoon, a leather-bound, ...

An ancient Hebrew Bible has just sold at Sotheby's auction house in New York for $38 million. The ancient text, written in around 900 AD, is the most complete early copy of the Hebrew Bible. The ...

Archaeologists estimate the "curse tablet," made from a folded lead sheet and inscribed with proto-alphabetic characters, may be at least 3,200 years old.

CORRECTION: A previous version of this article stated that the discovery by Stripling's team could be proof of the true time period of the biblical exodus. It has been corrected to read that the ...

Rediscovered ancient text says Christ appeared to the Wise Men as a "star-child" Dec. 23, 2010— -- An ancient text called the "Revelation of the Magi," has been rediscovered and tells a very ...