The project examines the diverse ways that animals appear in the Bible, such as blessed creatures, symbols, agricultural laborers, food, and sacrifices. The project also considers questions of animal ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a unique stone structure in East Jerusalem, providing evidence of cultic activity and possibly animal sacrifice in ... in the Hebrew Bible. These artifacts date ...

It’s been dubbed “the world’s bloodiest” festival because of the sheer number of animals slaughtered and offered as sacrifice. The Gadhimai festival, a quinquennial religious observance ...