Demon possession in the first century was a terrifying phenomenon that gripped entire communities, often producing extreme physical, psychological, and spiritual manifestations. Some insights that may ...

Nov. 7, 2024 — Researchers have used ancient DNA to challenge long-held interpretations of the people of Pompeii. Contrary to physical appearances, the DNA evidence revealed unexpected ...

"President-elect Donald Trump’s support for instituting prayer in schools across the country is alarming," writes Bible ...

In contrast to religions that emphasize moral degradation, Judaism encourages admitting guilt and regret as a way of ...

In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted in southern Italy, burying the nearby Roman city of Pompeii in scalding stone and ash. The ...

“If I told my parents how much Christian prayer was part of daily life at school, they would of course go to administration and then I would be known as the Jewish kid who hates Jesus,” she wrote.

An archaeological team’s excavation of an ancient city has uncovered “surprising” revelations about an early Christian church in Egypt, specifically, the discovery of 17 human remains and the story ...

In the synoptics, Jesus only makes one visit to Jerusalem, but in John he makes at least four visits to Jerusalem for Jewish feasts. John thus places the life of Jesus in the context of ancient ...

O Jesus, our great High Priest, hear my humble prayers on behalf of your priests. Give them a deep faith, a bright and firm hope and a burning love which will ever increase in the course of their ...

Archaeologists have long known that the Maya Lowlands, in the southernmost region of Mexico, harbors ancient urban settings (SN: 10/25/21). When archaeologist Luke Auld-Thomas, of Tulane ...

From gladiators to vomitoriums, delve into Rome’s most persistent myths and find out what really happened. A conservationist restores a Roman bust. Many Roman statues appear starkly white today.

Participants were given pamphlets by event organizers that featured Jewish prayers like the Mourner’s Kaddish, a prayer that observant Jews recite daily for one year after the death of a parent.