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The Vatican called for sweeping reforms to a global financial system it says punishes the poor and rewards the powerful.

In Parshat Hukat, the Israelites journey through the wilderness of Zin, encamp at Kadesh, skirt Edom via the Sea of Reeds, ...

"Pastor Ralph" — who has endeared himself to Latter-day Saints and across the faith community — is retiring after 20 years ...

A new study combines A.I., radiocarbon dating and handwriting analysis to estimate new dates for some of the ancient scrolls, thought to be some of the earliest surviving fragments of the Old ...

What Are the Psalms? The Psalms are a collection of ancient Hebrew writings that include poems, songs, and prayers. They were written by multiple authors for different reasons, and are different ...

Philistines were very likely of Greek origin, according to a recent DNA study that traces the origins of the ancient villains in the Eastern Mediterranean. This is actually the first study of DNA ...

As a Jew, Jesus would have been well-versed in the Hebrew Bible and, according to the gospels, saw himself as the realisation of ancient Jewish prophecies. “Don’t think that I came to destroy the law, ...

The figures most celebrated in the Hebrew Bible, Hazony argues, “are esteemed for their dissent and disobedience—a trait the biblical authors associate with the free life of the shepherd, as ...