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Throughout history, some ancient texts came close to being included in the Bible but were ultimately left out. This video ...
In a world that often feels in flux, the ancient wisdom of the Bible provides a grounding force, offering solace, guidance, and a reminder of humanity’s enduring spirit.
In the world of ancient manuscripts, scholars often come across texts that have been altered or erased. This technique, ...
There were many other texts that the ancient Israelites and early Christians produced that we no longer have. We have reference in the Book of Numbers, for instance, to the Book of the Wars of Yahweh.
Dead Sea Scrolls including ancient fragments of biblical texts dating back almost 2,000 years have been found in the Judean desert. A 6,000-year-old skeleton of a partially mummified child and a ...
In the modern era, we take for granted that the Hebrew Bible is a text—written words, displayed in chapters and verse. Yet biblical scholar William Schniedewind, the Kershaw Chair of Ancient ...
What they did — In order to pull out patterns hidden within the handwriting, the research team used deep learning image processing (a type of machine learning where the A.I. looks for visual ...
Both the Hebrew Bible and ancient Assyrian texts describe how the Assyrian king Sennacherib (reign ca. 704-681 B.C.) laid siege to Jerusalem in 701 B.C. The Kingdom of Judah, ...
Hobby Lobby, the craft chain that helped build a collection for the Museum of the Bible, has sued a former Oxford lecturer, asserting he sold its stolen artifacts. By Colin Moynihan He had ...
To reconstruct the history of ancient Israel, scholars turn to archaeological excavations, the Hebrew Bible and other discovered texts.