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Volunteers excavate pottery from Khirbet a-Ra'i, which archaeologists have identified as biblical Ziklag. (Excavation expedition to Khirbet a-Ra‘i)

July 8, 2019, 10:16 am

Archaeologists say they found town where future King David took refuge from Saul

For decades scholars sought the elusive site of Ziklag, where the Bible says David was given shelter by Philistine King Achish

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

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

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

Nikki Fried, right, is sworn in as Florida's commissioner of agriculture on January 8, 2019. Fried's left hand is placed on the first Hebrew Bible published in America. (Photo by Colin Hackley/via RNS)

January 9, 2019, 9:12 pm

Florida agriculture commissioner sworn in on nation’s first Hebrew Bible

Nikki Fried, the lone Democrat to win statewide office in the Sunshine State, received the 1814 tome from the collection at her alma mater, the University of Florida

By Yonat Shimron

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

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

Biblical scholar and author of 'The Forgotten Books of the Bible,' Robert Williamson Jr. (Courtesy)

September 27, 2018, 1:30 am

A Christian pastor bridges faiths while teaching ‘forgotten books’ of the Bible

As a minister to people on society’s margins, Robert Williamson Jr. finds contemporary themes of immigration, mindfulness in the texts of Ruth and Ecclesiastes

By Rich Tenorio

June 29, 2018, 7:03 pm

Arik Ascherman

Sometimes, it really isn’t complicated

‘Don’t exploit the poor’ means making sure a single mother can pay rent, and that farmers’ fields are protected

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

December 28, 2017, 3:21 pm

David Stav

Yes, the 10th of Tevet is relevant today

The blockade of Jerusalem reminds us that only time tells whether the lasting impact of any event is good or bad

The Last Supper, Leonardo Da Vinci, 1494 (Public domain, via Wikipedia)

November 22, 2017, 6:08 pm

Jesus was more Jewish than you think, says Bible prof

Matthias Henze says the source for the Christian Messiah’s faith is best explained after looking at the Second Temple era, when Judaism and Christianity overlapped

By Rich Tenorio

Soon to be Hebrew-speaker/footballer Kobie Whiteside (YouTube)

August 24, 2017, 11:37 pm

Incoming college football player tackles Hebrew

Kobie Whiteside’s on-field hero inspires him to ‘combine spirituality with football’

By TOI staff

Dr. Scott Stripling, head of the current excavation at biblical Shiloh, exhibits a find. May 22, 2017. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)

July 17, 2017, 2:29 pm

With Bibles and shovels, search for biblical tabernacle gathers pace at Shiloh

New excavation by a Christian team uncovers intriguing finds at the site where Bible says the tabernacle and Ark rested for almost 400 years

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

Two juvenile skeletons lie with their heads at opposite ends at the North Tombs Cemetery at Egypt's Amarna site. (Mary Shepperson/Courtesy of The Amarna Project)

June 9, 2017, 11:54 am

In ancient mass graves, archaeologists find child slaves of biblical Egypt

New findings at Amarna, the capital of an eccentric ‘monotheistic’ king, indicate a disposable juvenile labor force. Could there be a connection to the Hebrews?

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

Winners of 2016 Adult International Bible Quiz, Yair Shahak (second from left) and Yafit Silman (second from right), December 28, 2016 (Screen capture: YouTube)

January 4, 2017, 9:18 am

American, Israeli win Bible quiz in Jerusalem

Yair Shahak defeats wife in International Adult Bible Contest, shares prize with Israeli Yafit Silman

By JTA