In Greek mythology, Adonis was the mortal lover of the goddesses Aphrodite and Persephone. As you can imagine, in order to ...

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When Napoleon embarked upon a military expedition into Egypt in 1798, he brought with him a team of scholars, scientists, and artists. Together, they produced the monumental “Description de l’Égypte,” ...

A sneak peek at some of the fabulous family activities happening in Jerusalem this Hanukkah. Hanukkah is a magical time in ...

A scholar claims to have deciphered Cryptic B, a mysterious alphabet in the Dead Sea Scrolls long thought impossible to read.

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Traditional sources and scholars have long hypothesized the location of this sacred chest. But tracing its whereabouts is ...

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What if we took a moment to revisit the historical record and teachings of Jesus and posited that he was most likely not the ...

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