Sacks, the chief rabbi of Great Britain, is the author of a posthumous volume that is challenging Israel’s top-selling Koren ...

Colin — This Gaelic name means "young pup" or "whelp." It also has Old French meanings of "victory of the people" as a ...

Some ancient artefacts mentioned in the Bible, including the Ark of the Covenant and Jesus Christ's burial shroud have never been confirmed found.

To a young Jessica Sacks growing up in England, the country’s towering chief rabbi, Jonathan Sacks, was more than just a distant religious figure — he was an uncle. “He was very busy, so we didn’t get ...

Archeologists discovered a clay seal stamped with the name of a biblical figure. The style of the writing on the seal dates the artifact back to the First Temple period 2,600 years ago. Experts ...

(The Conversation) — While the biblical figure of Samson is often characterized as driven by poor judgment, a Hebrew Bible scholar argues why he could instead be interpreted as a figure of emotional ...

Michael Bird offers a trusty primer on reading and understanding God’s Word. At my seminary, I regularly teach a course on biblical interpretation, and I always begin in the same way: by showing ...

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I’m not proud to admit it, but the first time I met a trans person, I felt awkward. It was 1999, and I was visiting my friend Jean in the hospital. Sitting up under a canvas of clean white sheets, she ...

On October 5, 2023, an El Al flight from New York touched down in Israel, carrying an extraordinary piece of history. In the cockpit, a special suitcase held the world’s oldest nearly complete Hebrew ...