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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
Arik Ascherman
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
David Stav
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
Yair Shahak and Yaelle Frohlich says they'd be happy if either of them would win. (David Khabinsky/Yeshiva University)
December 13, 2016, 9:52 pm
Married couple to go head-to-head in international Bible contest
The academic pair, who hit it off over their mutual love of Tanach, will each represent their home countries of Canada and the US in the upcoming Jerusalem-based competition
By Cathryn J. Prince
Auction officer Marc Labarbe presents 'Judith Beheading Holofernes' by Italian master Carvaggio in Paris, Tuesday, April 12, 2016. (AP/Michel Euler)
April 13, 2016, 4:20 am
Possible lost Caravaggio painting found in France attic
400-year-old artwork by Italian master, depicting biblical heroine Judith beheading an Assyrian general, is estimated at $135 million
By Samuel Petrequin
Sergio Bergman, a rabbi who in December 2015 was sworn in as Argentina's Environment Minister. (YouTube/JewishNewsOne)
December 13, 2015, 7:14 pm
Rabbi sworn in as Argentine cabinet minister
Sergio Bergman, who holds environment portfolio, takes his vows on a Hebrew Bible
By JTA
A seal impression of King Hezekiah unearthed in the Ophel excavations at the foot of the southern wall of the Temple Mount, conducted by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Institute of Archaeology (ourtesy of Eilat Mazar; photo by Ouria Tadmor)
December 2, 2015, 11:28 am
Seal bearing name of Judean king found in Jerusalem
Impression with ‘Hezekiah [son of] Ahaz, king of Judah,’ unearthed next to Temple Mount, is decorated with Egyptian motifs
By Ilan Ben Zion
The goddess Ostara, or Ēostre, 1884, by Johannes Gehrts. (photo credit: Wikipedia)
April 5, 2015, 3:54 pm
The pagan goddess behind the holiday of ‘Easter’
Most languages use Aramaic to describe Jesus’s resurrection. Why is English different? Meet the ‘woman’ to blame
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
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