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Noah's ark

Artist's image of Noah's ark (Javier_Art_Photography via iStock by Getty Images)
July 2, 2023, 3:58 pm
Poet brings biblical Noah into familiar territory of urban Israel, and climate change
‘The Book of Noah’ is Yoni Hammer-Kossoy’s ode to the environment and his backyard, along with the high-tech industry he left behind
By Jessica Steinberg
David Sasso, a musician and psychiatrist, was interviewed by Amanda Borschel-Dan for the Times Will Tell podcast. (Courtesy: Dr. David Sasso)
August 20, 2021, 1:12 pm
Podcast: The ‘mad genius’ hypothesis with Dr. David Sasso
A musician and psychiatrist, the Yale School of Medicine assistant clinical professor works in the intersection of mental health, music and the arts
By ToI Staff
Visitors pass outside the front of a replica Noah's Ark at the Ark Encounter theme park during a media preview day, in Williamstown, Kentucky, July 5, 2016. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
July 7, 2021, 11:46 pm
Noah’s ark theme park in Kentucky to build ‘Tower of Babel’
Ark Encounter says the planned attraction, which will take 3 years to complete, will ‘tackle the racism issue’
By AP
Animals that are made out of recycled material are on display at the interactive exhibit about the story of Noah's Ark, at the Jewish Museum in Berlin, Germany, June 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
June 24, 2021, 12:54 pm
Jewish Museum in Berlin opens kids’ exhibit about Noah’s Ark
Visitors to ANOHA Children’s World can build little arks to float on a ‘deluge simulator’ or help rescue 150 animals made of recycled materials
By Kirsten Grieshaber
A clay tablet dating back to the Neo-Assyrian Period, 7th century BC, that narrates the Babylonian Flood Story transliterated by George Smith. From the Library of Ashurbanipal II at Nineveh, northern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. March 16, 2016. (Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)/Wikipedia CC-BY-SA-4.0)
December 1, 2019, 8:12 am
Study: ‘Trickster’ Babylonian god used puns in ancient flood story
British researcher says tablet telling the Epic of Gilgamesh contains the ‘earliest ever example of fake news’
By ToI Staff
In this July 5, 2016, file photo, visitors pass outside the front of a replica Noah's Ark at the Ark Encounter theme park during a media preview day, in Williamstown, Kentucky. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
May 26, 2019, 9:17 am
Owners of Kentucky Noah’s Ark attraction sue over heavy rain damage
Owners demand bailout after storms caused nearly $1 million in property damage
By AP
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
A fish swallows an Egyptian soldier in a mosaic scene depicting the splitting of the Red Sea from the Exodus story, from the 5th-century synagogue at Huqoq, in northern Israel, unveiled in 2017. (Jim Haberman/University of North Carolina Chapel Hill)
July 7, 2017, 5:22 pm
Earliest mosaic of Jonah and the whale found in Galilee synagogue
Artwork uncovered at Roman-era synagogue in Huqoq also shows building the Tower of Babel and a Greco-Roman calendar
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Artifacts on display at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York in the 'Noah’s Beasts: Sculpted Animals from Ancient Mesopotamia' exhibit. (Courtesy)
June 26, 2017, 2:59 am
In NY, a wild exhibit on biblical Noah’s feral seafarers
Flood myths were common in the Fertile Crescent 5,000 years ago — and the Morgan Library and Museum has the artifacts to prove it
By Cathryn J. Prince
A fish swallows an Egyptian soldier in a mosaic scene depicting the splitting of the Red Sea from the Exodus story, from the 5th-century synagogue at Huqoq, in northern Israel, unveiled in 2017. (Jim Haberman/University of North Carolina Chapel Hill)
July 8, 2016, 10:17 am
Noah’s Ark, splitting of Red Sea appear in newfound mosaic at ancient synagogue
Huqoq excavations in Galilee reveal more parts of ‘most extensive series of biblical stories’ from 5th century, archaeologist says
By Ilan Ben Zion
The Ark Encounter is seen July 5, 2016 in Williamstown, Kentucky. The Ark Encounter is a theme park centered around a 510 foot long reproduction of Noah's Ark. Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images/AFP
July 7, 2016, 9:20 am
Baby dinos and all, Noah’s ark readies for opening in Kentucky
Christian theme park aimed at teaching biblical story riles opponents who say the 510-foot-long attraction will be detrimental to science education
By DYLAN LOVAN
Illustrative: Ark of Noah, a Dutch Christian organization, created a life-size replica of Noah’s Ark. (Courtesy of Ark of Noah Foundation)
April 28, 2016, 10:58 pm
Dutch Noah’s Ark replica sailing to Rio for Olympics
Based on biblical account in Genesis, vessel spans five floors, can hold more than 5,000 people and weighs roughly 2,500 tons
By JTA
Ken Ham, the CEO of Answers in Genesis, announcing the opening date of the Ark Encounter in Kentucky on November 13, 2015 (screen capture: YouTube)
November 13, 2015, 11:33 pm
Coming soon to Kentucky: Noah’s Ark theme park
CEO of the company building the ‘Ark Encounter’ says it will be ‘one of the biggest Christian attractions in the world’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Noah's Ark (1846), a painting by the American folk painter Edward Hicks
December 28, 2014, 5:00 am
In Russia, a ‘Noah’s Ark’ of genetic proportions
Moscow State University declares ambitious project to collect DNA samples of all of Earth’s living and extinct creatures
By ToI Staff
Ridley Scott directing Christian Bale on the set of 'Exodus: Gods and Kings.' (20th Century Fox)
December 26, 2014, 8:03 pm
Following Morocco, Egypt bans ‘Exodus’
Cultural minister slams ‘Zionist’ movie for inaccuracies; decision comes day after Rabat bans Ridley Scott blockbuster
By JTA
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