Modern values have transformed many Jewish couples’ weddings, just as they have transformed the Christian wedding. Some ...

Ancient Iran was home to numerous exceptionally powerful kings throughout history. This was particularly so in the era of the ...

A recent study explores Phoenician ritual bathing traditions in Israel, showing how water rituals played a central role in ...

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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 ...

A recent study by Dr. Levana Tsfania-Zias, published in the journal Levant, reveals how ancient Phoenicians may have incorporated cleansing into their religious purification rituals at the sacred ...

It was a most remarkable wedding. Vanessa grew up in our United Methodist congregation. Marwan was a native of Damascus and a ...

Traditional Jewish ceremonies, like Christian ones, marked a woman’s transition from daughter to wife − going from her parents to her husband. But there are creative ways to reflect gender equality ...

The 2,000-Year-Old ‘Perfume Garden’ in the Ancient City of Pompeii Has Been Restored to Its Former Glory. The small garden now features thousands of roses, violets, cherry trees and vines.

Archaeologists uncover centuries-old ritual bathing practices at Tel Dan, tied to Phoenician purification rites.