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'Judith and Holofernes,' 1605, by Jan de Bray. (Public domain)
December 29, 2019, 2:39 pm
Leave the latkes, take the cannoli in honor of this Hanukkah heroine
Centuries before Judah Maccabi led his uprising, biblical prophetess Judith headed off (literally) Israel’s enemies, which is why some eat dairy during the weeklong holiday
By Steph Black
A page out of the Kennicott Bible, pictured at a press conference in Santiago de Compostela, Spain on Oct. 14, 2019. (Xunta de Galicia via JTA)
October 26, 2019, 5:43 am
Copy of Hebrew Bible created in Spain by Jews returns there after centuries
Kennicott Bible will go on display in the city of Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain next year
By Cnaan Liphshiz
A small 7th century BCE clay sealing reading 'Belonging to Adoniyahu, Royal Steward,' recently discovered in the City of David's sifting project, taken from earth excavated under Robinson's Arch. (Eliyahu Yanai/Courtesy City of David)
September 9, 2019, 3:01 pm
Tiny First Temple seal impression found with name of Bible-era royal steward
Inscribed with ‘Belonging to Adoniyahu, Royal Steward,’ a clay sealing from the 7th century BCE uncovered from earth excavated at the foundations of the Western Wall
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Inscribed late 9th or early 8th century BCE altar that was discovered in a Moabite sanctuary at the Khirbat Ataruz site in central Jordan in 2010. (Courtesy of Adam Bean)
August 28, 2019, 7:24 pm
Newly deciphered Moabite inscription may be first use of written word ‘Hebrews’
Cylindrical altar from 3,000 years ago found in Jordan also offers first evidence of early Moabite script — and could repaint picture of geopolitics in the ancient Levantine world
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
President John Adams as painted by John Trumbull, circa 1792 (public domain)
August 27, 2019, 12:56 pm
200 years ago, John Adams promoted a Jewish state in the Holy Land
Second president’s support of Jewish ‘restoration’ to Land of Israel flowed from Enlightenment ideals, say historians. Trump’s ‘Christian Zionism’ speaks to his voter base
By Matt Lebovic
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speaks to International Bible Quiz for Youth winner Yonatan Weisman of Jerusalem, left, on Israel's Independence Day, May 9, 2019. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
May 9, 2019, 6:38 pm
At Independence Day contest, PM vows to put a Bible on the moon
Citing the holy book as the source of Israel’s ‘initiative, determination and daring,’ Netanyahu promises to press ahead with a second lunar mission
By TOI staff
Digital drawing of the proposed reading, end of line 31 of the Mesha Stele inscription. (© West Semitic Research/Michael Langlois)
May 3, 2019, 6:41 am
High-tech study of ancient stone suggests new proof of King David’s dynasty
After reading of 9th century BCE Mesha Stele replaces biblical king with Moabite figure, scholar says 3-D imaging proves ‘House of David’ is more likely, just as many thought
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Pharaoh's Daughter (© Dikla Laor)
April 24, 2019, 5:24 am
In visual midrash, Israeli artist puts biblical women in the center of the frame
Photographer Dikla Laor uses her Golan Heights home as backdrop to reimagine heroines from the Bible — some of whom are not even named
By Renee Ghert-Zand
The 'Natan-Melech/Eved Hamelech' bulla found in the City of David. (Eliyahu Yanai, City of David)
March 31, 2019, 12:48 pm
Tiny First Temple find could be first proof of aide to biblical King Josiah
Rare seal impression from 8th century BCE, bearing the name Nathan-Melech, found in dig at large Iron Age administrative center in Jerusalem’s City of David
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
A lithograph, circa 1880, of a group of men, women, and children being taken to a slave market. (Wellcome collection)
March 29, 2019, 10:52 am
19th-cent. Slave Bible that removed Exodus story to repress hope goes on display
Censored texts were used by missionaries in the Caribbean colonies to emotionally manipulate the forced laborers who built the British Empire
By Ben Zehavi
Illustrative photo of the German flag flying on the Reichstag buildin in Berlin (Ori Lewis)
March 27, 2019, 6:19 pm
Non-Jews in Germany picking biblical names for their kids
Linguist says few non-Jewish parents know the meaning of the names they choose; they pick them because they like how they sound
By JTA
Illustrative: A display of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden at the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky. (Flickr/ David Berkowitz)
December 31, 2018, 4:29 am
Can creationism and science coexist? This scholar helps evangelicals to think so
Lester L. Grabbe’s new book, ‘Faith and Fossils,’ says evolution doesn’t contradict the Genesis story — but unlike similar arguments, comes from a theologian, not a scientist
By Rich Tenorio
Illustration of syringe, 2009. (photo credit: Chen Leopold / Flash 90.)
December 24, 2018, 5:53 am
Biohacker injects DNA versions of Bible, Quran verses into his body
Adrien Locatelli says he simply wondered whether it would be possible, adds that he excluded religious passages he deemed to be ‘controversial’
By TOI staff
Robert Alter seen in his home office. (David A.M. Wilensky/via JTA)
November 30, 2018, 6:25 am
Scholar’s coveted Bible translation, 22 years in the making, set to hit shelves
Prizing the original literary style above all else, Robert Alter becomes the first scholar to single-handedly produce a comprehensive English language text
By Rich Tenorio
Johan Huibers and his Noah’s Ark in Dorderecht, the Netherlands, in October 2013. (Courtesy of Arv van Noach)
November 24, 2018, 8:56 am
Dutch Christian boatmaker aims to sail his exact replica of Noah’s Ark to Israel
Johan Huibers believes his country is facing imminent flooding and we’re living in the end of times. Says his vessel is not to save his skin, but to bring people close to God
By Cnaan Liphshiz
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