In the history of the Jews, the first five books of the Bible, known as the Torah, have acquired a unique significance. They are for the orthodox believer not only sacred, as representing divine truth ...

Many Christians today may look at the Old Testament and view it as irrelevant — a collection of ancient laws, genealogies, ...

In this painting by English artist William Hole (1846-1917) the Masoretes are depicted working on an authoritative text of the Old Testament in the city of Tiberias on the western shore of the Sea of ...

For the topic of the October Synod of Bishops in Rome, Pope Benedict XVI has chosen “The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church.” The agenda committee, after polling bishops and others, ...

An archaeological dig in the City of David, an ancient site in Jerusalem, uncovered shards of pottery, clay lamps, figurines and a ceramic bowl with a 2,700-year-old inscription in ancient Hebrew, ...

At a recent press conference in Houston, a team of archaeologists announced a startling new find. They discovered an inscribed tablet from ancient Israel, well over 3,000 years old, that they say ...

Rev. Chris McCreight says we should approach our scriptures with the idea that they aren't always only about Jesus.

Ancient Canaanite ritual artifacts and 5,000-year-old winepress discovered at Tel Megiddo in Israel, the biblical site known as Armageddon from the Book of Revelation.