While inspecting a sumptuous villa in Rome, an electrician stumbled across long lost works by the Baroque painter Carlo Maratta.

My ancient ancestors, like those Jews on the front lines of today’s hotspots, saw that the true miracle was to take action in ...

While their lives and legacies differ significantly, scholars argue that Alexander the Great set the stage for Jesus's ...

Queen Esther was a figure of inspiration to Jews who had fled from oppressive regimes. In the Netherlands, she became a broadly popular symbol of courage and resistance.

The division and rift in the nation are deepening; the hatred and polarization are increasing. There is no dull moment for ...

For many people who celebrate it, Passover brings to mind memories of Seder meals with family and reading from the Haggadah, the script for the Seder ritual, which commemorates the biblical story of ...

As an archaeologist, I understand that the darkened layer left when fire sweeps through a city draws a sharp line in time ...

But she brought from Jerusalem a love of interpreting ancient Jewish texts and studied with ... a prestigious magazine on religion and art. Early on, Horvilleur faced the challenge of proving ...

The early church believed that after his death Christ descended into hell in order to rescue the souls of the righteous.

The suspect, identified as Cody Balmer, 38, was arrested nearby later in the day, police said. Court records and interviews ...

‘My art is a journey, a pilgrimage into the depths ... His grandmother, a custodian of ancient wisdom, played a crucial role in shaping his worldview. “She was a conduit to the natural world ...