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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
Utah school board reversed its decision to remove the Bible off school shelves
A Utah school district that pulled the Bible off elementary and middle school library shelves this month, citing concerns over the text’s age appropriateness, unanimously
Ancient Israel and the Origin of Roman Glass
Beneath Kishon Prison in northern Israel lies an ancient glassworks from the last days of the Roman Empire. Now, 1,600 years later, the world-famous Corning
Ancient Israelite coins recovered from Jerusalem archaeology thief
Israel Police managed to recover 21 ancient coins, ranging from the Hasmonean era to the Muslim period, from an east Jerusalem resident who had illegally
Archaeologists Find 2,000-year-old Financial Record in Jerusalem
About 120 years ago, two British archaeologists doing excavations in ancient Jerusalem did not discover the inscription dating to the Early Roman period that the
Archaeologists find Jewish antiques, Hebrew texts in Moroccan synagogue
Archaeologists in Morocco discovered Jewish antiques and Hebrew texts in the city of Tata, according to the National Institute of Archeology and Heritage. The researchers,
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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 to a US museum. The Megiddo Mosaic was discovered back in 2005 at a Roman-era village near the site of the prophesied Armageddon in northern Israel. It is believed to be from the world’s earliest Christian prayer hall. Now, Israeli officials are considering loaning the mosaic to the Museum of
Tourists search for Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia
- Jacob F. Love | Lecturer in Religious Studies, University of Tennessee Since Saudi Arabia relaxed rules and expanded visas for tourists in 2019, Christians have been increasingly visiting the country, drawn by word of mouth and promotional YouTube videos, in search of Mount Sinai, where the Bible recounts God revealing the Ten Commandments to Moses. For many centuries people have believed the location to be in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, near the site of a monastery built
Few Gen Z’ers are reading the Bible
A new report by the American Bible Society (ABS) examining the spiritual habits of members of Generation Z, shows that even though fewer members of this age group are reading the Bible, more than half of them say the Bible's message changed their lives. America's youngest adults are members of Generation Z (1997–2012). Individuals born between 1997 and 2009 are now adults, meaning that just over half of all Gen Z Americans are 18 years old or
Bible class program for public schools sees exponential growth
An Ohio-based Christian ministry that provides biblical education to public school students expects an estimated 30,000 children to be enrolled in the program this coming academic year. LifeWise Academy, an organization launched in 2019 that provides released-time religious instruction for public school students, recently announced that more than 300 schools across 11 states will participate in the program. In addition to Ohio, other states where the program will be offered include Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,
