The inundation of water was more than just provision for crops and fields: the Egyptians called the event the coming of Hapy, ...

The people of Canaan, said in the Bible to have been wiped out, actually lived to pass their genes to people of modern-day ...

When Ancient Greeks used divine names, it was not a simple act of worship but a subtle act of communication with the gods.

Greece's island of Samos was the birthplace of Pythagoras and its fascinating history goes back to the myth of the Argonauts ...

Uriel is often known as the angel of wisdom, inner fire, and deep understanding. His name is usually translated as Flame of ...

Marthe de Noaillat, called the “Apostle of Christ the King” by her biographer, had a singular mission in life that she ...

Found near the ancient city of Armageddon alongside a winepress and a temple figurine, this 3,300-year-old teapot was likely used in votive rituals.

When the Nag Hammadi codices were discovered in Egypt in 1945, the world gained access to a body of writings that challenged some of the most deeply rooted assumptions in Western religion. Among these ...

From Washington to Hollywood, American culture is now defined by score settling. But what do centuries of feuding have to ...

The family of Mattathias became known as the Maccabees, from the Hebrew word for “hammer,” because they were said to strike hammer blows against their enemies. The name Hasmoneans refers to the ...

Archaeologists uncover a 3,300-year-old ram-shaped Canaanite teapot near biblical Armageddon, plus a 5,000-year-old winepress ...