Whether you're religious or not, we know the stories of Sodem and Gomorrah and Noah's Ark, but how about the one predicting Jesus' return?

He told the high priest to let no one else offer anything that day ... I count it for her as if she had offered up her very soul.” And Jerusalem and its ancient ruins still have the ability to ...

The primary quality of a Kohen Gadol, of a High Priest, of a man of G-d, is his or her ability to transform lifeless sticks ...

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These three key religious texts all offer justifications for defensive wars. But they also stress the importance of peace.

Wars are often waged in the name of religion. So what do key texts from Christianity, Islam and Judaism say about the justification for war?Authors ...

When one digs just beneath the surface of the Bible and engages its stories in their ancient culture and context, it becomes ...

In the holy writings of the ancient Jews, King Cyrus of Persia has the distinction of being the first and only foreign Messiah.