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Moses on Mount Sinai, painted circa 1895-1900, by Jean-Léon Gérôme. (Wikimedia Commons)
March 30, 2018, 10:14 am
The Exodus: Debunking the debunkers
The difference between history and sacred history is why things happened, not that they did
By Shammai Engelmayer
Illustrative: Visitors go through an exhibit on the Old Testament at Museum of the Bible, designed to invite people to engage with the Bible, on November 15, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)
March 15, 2018, 12:56 pm
Who owns the Bible?
The owner of a new, privately-held global domain, dot-bible, is excluding materials according to faith
By Marc Brettler
Detail from Pensive David Looking Out On His City scene in new Tower of David King David Night Experience, March 2018 (Naftali Hilger)
March 12, 2018, 2:52 pm
In Jerusalem’s Old City, futuristic hi-tech illuminates ancient biblical past
Tower of David Museum aims to conquer interfaith audiences with artistic 'King David' Night Experience, opening April 1
By Renee Ghert-Zand
A rack of prayer shawls at Congregation B’nai Israel shows the unique style of tzitzit used by Karaite Jews. (David A.M. Wilensky)
March 11, 2018, 2:36 pm
Are Karaites more Jewish than Jews?
If Moses arrived in a time machine, he'd surely recognize more Karaite practices than rabbinic ones
By Bill Slott
Pictured: 'Jakob and Esau' by Dutch painter Matthias Stom. In 'From Forbidden Fruit to Milk and Honey,' editor Diana Lipton offers commentary about the Bible and food, such as the lentil soup traded by one twin for his brother's birthright (Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
March 9, 2018, 2:01 pm
What the Torah talks about when it talks about food
In 'From Forbidden Fruit to Milk and Honey,' Diana Lipton compiles an extensive commentary on the themes of sustenance in the Bible
By Jessica Steinberg
US President Donald Trump in the White House, February 9, 2018, and an illustration of Cyrus the Great. (Getty images/Wikimedia Commons via JTA)
March 8, 2018, 8:42 pm
Who is King Cyrus, and why did Netanyahu compare him to Trump?
Mysterious Persian ruler is credited for helping Jews return from exile to Jerusalem 2,500 years ago, rebuild the Temple
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
A miniature bible dedicated to George Washington, acquired by the National Library of Israel and published online on February 18, 2018. (From the National Library of Israel Collections)
February 19, 2018, 8:55 am
Now in Jerusalem, rare George Washington thumb Bible goes online
National Library acquires 200-year-old miniature sacred writ dedicated to first US president, makes it accessible to the public for first time
By Michael Bachner
Found 100 meters from Jerusalem's Western Wall, the First Temple period sealing published in December 2017 bears an inscription stating, 'Belonging to the Governor of the City.' (Clara Amit, Israel Antiquities Authority)
January 1, 2018, 12:28 pm
2,700-year-old seal impression cements existence of biblical Jerusalem governor
Found in ongoing Western Wall plaza excavations, the minuscule clay piece is inscribed in ancient Hebrew script, 'Belonging to the governor of the city'
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Kids can be Samson bringing down the walls at Courageous Pages, the play area at the new Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC (Ron Kampeas)
November 17, 2017, 11:41 pm
Judaism is the star at a Bible museum built by Hobby Lobby
Newest DC institution celebrates Jewish origins; Israel's ambassador to US and host of Israeli dignitaries attend opening ceremony
By Ron Kampeas
Visitors go through an exhibit on the Old Testament at Museum of the Bible November 15, 2017 in Washington, DC. The 430,000-square-foot museum, with a purpose to invite people to engage with the Bible, will be opened to the public on November 17, 2017. ( Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)
November 17, 2017, 5:41 pm
Museum of the Bible, built by Hobby Lobby owner, opens in DC
The $500-million institution, three blocks from US Capitol, contains pieces from the family's collection, including Dead Sea Scroll fragments
By Rachel Zoll
This file photo taken on October 12, 2017 shows Roy Moore speaking at the annual Family Research Council's Values Voter Summit in Washington, DC. (AFP Photo/Getty Images North America/Mark Wilson)
November 11, 2017, 6:25 am
Bible scholars appalled by Moore’s ‘Joseph and Mary’ defender
After Alabama GOP Senate candidate accused of sexually harassing a minor, state official compares his alleged advances to New Testament interaction
By Calvin Woodward
Comedian Shani Cohen, dressed as Sivan Rahav-Meir, a Torah commentator and new character on satirical news show 'Eretz Nehederet' (Courtesy 'Eretz Nehederet')
November 3, 2017, 2:12 pm
Popular satire TV show takes on the Torah
'Eretz Nehederet' pokes fun at secular, religious Israelis with new Orthodox character played by comedian Shani Cohen
By Jessica Steinberg
António Eugénio Maia do Amaral presenting the 15th-century Abravanel Hebrew Bible at Portugal’s Coimbra University in 2016. (Cnaan Liphshiz)
October 19, 2017, 5:22 am
How a 15th-century Hebrew Bible survived the Inquisition unscathed
Home to the Abravanel manuscript, 737-year-old University of Coimbra outsmarted and outlived the 1536 Portuguese campaign of persecution against Jews and free thinkers
By Cnaan Liphshiz
An inscription in the ancient Luwian language detailing the fall of the Hittite empire and the conquering of Ashkelon by the 'Sea Peoples.' (courtesy Luwian Studies)
October 11, 2017, 5:00 pm
Is this huge inscription our missing link to the biblical ‘Sea Peoples’?
Newly rediscovered 29-meter-long hieroglyphic text from Turkey depicts the fall of the Hittite Empire. But only if it's authentic. And the original has disappeared
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
September 1, 2017, 12:21 pm
A flood of biblical proportions
What is really noteworthy is how people all over the world reach out to help those hit by natural disaster
By Joshua Hammerman
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