Study comes as 'Great Isaiah,' a 24-foot-long text parchment found with the Dead Sea Scrolls, set to be displayed by the ...

Nestled in the Qalamoun mountains, about 56 kilometers northeast of Damascus, the historic Syrian town of Maaloula is one of ...

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The name "Jesus Christ" is one of the most recognizable on Earth. However, experts now suggest that this might not have been the actual name of the central figure of Christianity. Scholars assert that ...

Around the Christmas period, the now typical jokes pile up on social media. Jesus is commended for having a “stable upbringing”. The three wise men fret: “We’re running low on Frankincense. Don’t ...

When Jesus said the Aramaic phrase "talitha koum," he was performing one of his most astonishing miracles, one that still has important lessons and repercussions for us today. In Mark 5, Jesus takes a ...

In 2023, a group of archaeologists climbed inside a cliffside cave overlooking the Dead Sea to investigate an ancient carving on a stalactite, a previously-documented 2,700-year-old inscription from ...

The businesses on PEOPLE's annual list provide resources to their communities and encourage employees to make a difference Brendan Le is a Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE with four years of experience ...

MAALOULA, Syria — Church bells echoed across the rocky slopes of this ancient Syrian town on a cold Sunday morning. But few families remained. Maaloula is one of the world's few places where residents ...

Scientists say that the name of Christianity’s central figure wasn’t originally Jesus Christ — he went by another title in his mother tongue that’s nothing like today’s iteration, the Daily Mail ...

The Rohingya people are an ethnic group from Myanmar, once called Burma. Most live in Rakhine State on Myanmar’s western coast. Myanmar is a majority-Buddhist state, but the Rohingya people are ...

In “Hitler’s People,” the renowned historian Richard J. Evans takes a biographical approach to the Third Reich. By Jennifer Szalai When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we ...