ASHKELON, Israel — An archaeological discovery announced on Sunday in Israel may help solve an enduring biblical mystery: Where did the ancient Philistines come from? The Philistines left behind ...

Biblical archaeologists are using ancient texts and modern technology to uncover possible clues to one of Christianity's ...

In 541 C.E., after years of campaigning against Goths and Vandals, Emperor Justinian I had built the eastern Roman Empire into a vast dominion, nearly encircling the Mediterranean Sea. That year, ...

How did our current alphabet evolve? Perhaps from adaptations of Egyptian hierogylphics? How did the symbols become associated with sounds? Travel from Toronto to Serabit El Kadim in Egypt as we look ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the remains of a temple devoted to 19th-dynasty Pharaoh Ramses II, casting further light on the religious practices associated with the ruler who was revered in ...

ZDF Studios has secured the international distribution rights for Mysteries of the Bible, a brand-new documentary that sets out to reveal the greatest enigmas of the religious text. Mysteries of the ...

In medieval Europe, mystery plays were elaborate occasions, co-collaborations of sorts between religious and trade guilds that typically dramatized passages of the Bible. A precursor to modern drama, ...

Ancient mysteries have long fascinated humans. From lost cities to unexplained artifacts to paranormal theories, these unsolved historical enigmas spark curiosity and prompt questions like “What is ...

The discovery of a tomb in Jerusalem containing two nails may hold the key to a new take on a two-thousand-year-old villain, and reveal one of Christianity's greatest relics.