A newly translated papyrus found in Israel provides information about criminal cases and slave ownership in the Roman Empire.

The story of the 10 Virgins is a parable told by Jesus in the Bible, according to Matthew 25:1–13. In the story, we are told ...

The menorah has seven branches, symbolizing those used only in the Second Temple, a holy place for Jews in Jerusalem that the Romans had destroyed in A.D. 70. By the time this oil lamp was crafted ...

Carved into the rock near Temple Mount, the structure comprises eight rooms, containing an altar, a sacred standing stone, ...

This resonates poignantly with today's Gospel reading of the parable of the lamp, which challenges us to be that illuminated ...

A RELIGIOUS shrine sealed up by the ancestors of Jesus has been discovered in the ancient heart of Jerusalem, frozen in time for nearly ... as well as presses for olive oil and wine.

Archaeology: Excavations at a new Roman site in Faro. One of the biggest surprises was the discovery of part of a beautiful ...

The Salvation Army Thrift Store in Houston is like the Swiss Army knife of thrift stores – it’s got a little bit of ...

Value World in Dallas is like a treasure hunt designed by someone with a wicked sense of humor. It’s the kind of place where ...

The Talmud purports to be the written version of the oral Torah that Pharisaic and later Orthodox Judaism believed was ...