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 ...

Among all the mysterious figures in ancient stories, Metatron stands out as one of the most extraordinary. He is not just ...

Researchers applied advanced linguistic analysis to the first nine books of the Hebrew Bible, known as the Enneateuch, ...

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 ...

Neanderthals left behind various clues about their enigmatic lives. But less is known about their spiritual sides. Some ...

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Danny Perez, lead public information officer for TXDoT's Houston District, told Chron that the department aims to address ...