Rossella Tercatin is The Times of Israel's archaeology and religions reporter. For nearly 2,000 years, Near East Christian communities have used Syriac, an Aramaic dialect, as their liturgical and ...

Together, the Zuckermans began taking -- and distributing -- photos of ancient inscriptions. The brothers combined large-format cameras and multiple sources of light that revealed an object’s ...

The Shapira Scroll, an ancient manuscript first discovered in 1883 and dismissed as fake is 'actually the oldest known Biblical script', an expert claims. Jerusalem antiquities dealer Moses ...

Ancient Syriac manuscript from the private collection of Raad Abdul-Ahed from Dohuk, northern Iraq, as photographed in 2015. (AP/Bram Janssen) For nearly 2,000 years, Near East Christian communities ...

Many of the Dead Sea Scrolls are much older than academics previously thought, with some dating back to the time of their ancient authorship, scientists from the University of Groningen in the ...

A long-lost Biblical passage, buried for nearly 1,500 years, has surfaced through the lens of ultraviolet technology. The rediscovery bridges ancient scripture and modern science in a stunning reveal.

MAALOULA, Syria (AP) — Church bells echoed across the rocky slopes of this ancient Syrian town on a cold Sunday morning. But few families remained. Maaloula is one of the world' ...

For nearly 2,000 years, Near East Christian communities have used Syriac, an Aramaic dialect, as their liturgical and cultural language. Over the centuries, they produced an extensive corpus of ...

A Christian town in Syria keeps the biblical language of Aramaic alive. But it fears for its future Feb. 27, 2025 at 9:24 pm Updated Feb. 27, 2025 at 10:22 pm ...