The Nephilim, often depicted as mysterious giants in biblical texts, have been a subject of intrigue and speculation for ...

For just one year, the Museum of the Bible in Washington will host a rare exhibition of the Dead Sea Scrolls, which feature ...

The oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible, described as “one of the most important and singular texts in human history,” has become the most valuable manuscript ever to be sold at an auction. The ...

Are the people of 21st-century Israel the chosen ones of Genesis to whom Yahweh promised the land in eternal covenant? Walter Brueggemann gives a nuanced answer. Jon Levenson's new book reflects on ...

The 1,100-year-old book could become the most expensive book ever sold. (JTA) — The oldest complete copy of the Hebrew Bible as we know it today is about to go on sale — and it could well become the ...

The bible will go on auction in May for somewhere between $30 to $50 million. Check out pictures of the sacred historic text below. A more than 1,000 year-old copy of the Hebrew bible will be put up ...

An ancient city gate and shrine that King Hezekiah ordered to be destroyed during the eighth century B.C., according to the Hebrew Bible, are seeing the light of day following an excavation in Israel, ...

A rich liturgical tradition that evolved around the variant of the Hebrew Bible used by Jews in the Horn of Africa is at risk of fading into oblivion, the university says. (JTA) — Tel Aviv University ...

BERLIN (JTA) — Non-Jewish parents in Germany are picking names straight out of the Hebrew Bible for their newborns, and they might not even know it. According to the Society for the German Language, ...

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The King James Bible was translated by a group of about 47 scholars, divided into six committees at Oxford, Cambridge, and Westminster. Each committee was responsible for translating a specific ...

Following comments made by Pope Francis during a teaching before a general audience at the Vatican, Israel's top Jewish leaders issued a letter expressing concern over potentially anti-Jewish comments ...