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Museum of the Bible Faces Criticism Over Proposed Loan of Ancient Christian Mosaic
An ancient Christian mosaic bearing an early reference to Jesus as God is at the center of a controversy over whether it should be loaned
Discovery of at least 50 ancient skeletons in Negev
Archaeologists discovered an ancient burial site containing numerous skeletons from 2,500 years ago, which may be the remains of trafficked women, in the Negev desert in southern
Coin dating to anti-Roman revolt discovered in Israel
A rare half-shekel silver coin from the first year of the First Jewish Revolt against the Romans about two millennia ago has been discovered in the Judean
Archaeologists unearth building destroyed during Babylonian siege of Jerusalem
Israeli archaeologists have uncovered a building that was decimated by fire during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem in 586 BCE, according to a report published on July
Are There Missing Books of the Bible?
I remember when I finished reading the Bible for the first time. I was happy with the accomplishment but also sad that there were no
Were there Jewish gladiators in the Roman Empire?
A new scholarly article examines the historical evidence of Jewish participation in the gladiatorial arena. Being a gladiator – an armed combatant who entertained audiences in
When Was the Hebrew Bible Written?
Was the Hebrew Bible written earlier than previously thought? That’s what a 2016 study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests. The study was led
Roseanne Barr: ‘Nobody died in the Holocaust, 6 million Jews should die’
In response to Barr's comments, numerous individuals and organizations have expressed their outrage and called for accountability. Comedian Roseanne Barr’s statement on a podcast that no
Cache of Bronze Artifacts Discovered in Switzerland
Swissinfo reports that some 80 bronze artifacts have been uncovered in southeastern Switzerland’s Canton Graubünden by a team of researchers from the University of Basel, the
Is this ‘forgery’ actually the oldest-known biblical manuscript?
In 1883, a Jerusalem antiquities dealer named Moses Wilhelm Shapira announced the discovery of a remarkable artefact: 15 manuscript fragments, supposedly discovered in a cave
Lauren Boebert mocked for missing point of Christ’s sacrifice
Congresswoman Lauren Boebert is facing a backlash for tying Jesus Christ’s death to gun rights, implying that he could have defended himself from crucifixion had
86,000-year-old human bone shows failed expansions out of Africa
Bone fragments found in Laotian cave provide new evidence of early failed human expansions out of Africa, according to a study published this week. The
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Christians attack ChatGPT-generated fake Bible verse about Jesus endorsing transgenderism
Christians are responding to a fake Bible passage reportedly generated by ChatGPT that said Jesus accepts trans-identified individuals, stating "there is no man nor woman." "And a woman, whose heart was divided between spirit and body, came before him," the fake passage reads. "In quiet despair, she asked, 'Lord, I come to you estranged, for my spirit and body are not one. How shall I hope to enter the kingdom of God?'" "Jesus looked upon her with
New Testament Pool of Siloam site unearthed after 2,000 years
A new excavation project in Jerusalem has unearthed steps unseen in over 2,000 years at a place where the New Testament records Jesus as having healed a blind man. The Israel Antiquities Authority, the Israel National Parks Authority and the City of David Foundation early this year announced that the Pool of Siloam, a biblical site cherished by Christians and Jews, will be open to the public for the first time in 2,000 years in the near future. In recent weeks, archeologists
Roman swords discovered in Dead Sea cave 1,900 years after Israelite rebellion
Israeli archaeologists announced Wednesday the discovery of four extremely rare and well-preserved Roman swords in a small hidden cave in an area of isolated cliffs overlooking the Dead Sea. Experts from the Israel Antiquity Authority were amazed by the nearly 2,000-year-old weapons found, which they said could have been stolen from Roman soldiers by Jewish rebels and then hidden. Jewish fighters staged a series of revolts against the Roman Empire around this time — further work is ongoing to establish
Will lab-grown meat be brought to the Third Temple as an animal sacrifice?
The Union of Orthodox Rabbis (OU), the world’s largest organization for certifying food as kosher, announced on Wednesday that it granted certification to SuperMeat, an Israeli startup company working to develop a “meal-ready” chicken cultured meat product created through the use of cell culture. “This collaboration aims to bridge the gap between scientific understanding and halachic adjudication, setting unprecedented standards in the cultivated meat industry,” Rabbi Menachem Genack, the CEO of O.U. Kosher, said in
