The researchers used machine learning to study the 2,000-year-old document.
Articles on Hebrew Bible
Displaying 21 - 36 of 36 articles
What’s fascinating about the latest Dead Sea Scrolls discovery is how it reflects the stories of those who wrote the ancient texts, those who kept them safe and the archaeologists who found them.
In choosing a Hebrew Bible belonging to a civil rights leader, Rabbi Jacob Rothschild, Sen. Jon Ossoff appeared to be sending out a message on the strong historic ties between Black people and Jews.
The differences in the Gospels are hard to reconcile. That’s because, says a scholar, they offer an important insight into the Greco-Roman views of ethnic identity.
Many of us go through life in the hope of finding the ideal soulmate – our missing half. The reason may be deeply embedded in religious beliefs.
The real scrolls are considered priceless. Here’s why.
In early Christian texts, God gives birth to Israel and is described as a woman in labor and a mother comforting her children.
The meaning of hell might have changed over the centuries, but for devout Christians it remains a core part of their faith.
The discovery of the signature of Christianity’s favourite prophet has caused a stir, but what does it mean?
Hanukkah was instituted in 164 B.C. to celebrate military victory, but the meaning has changed over time with the circumstances of the Jewish people.
A scholar argues that like many sacred books, the popular television show encourages men and women to reflect on their lives and choices.
Many religions see natural disasters as divine punishment. But, a scholar argues, it’s not that simple.
Psalm 137 – best known for its opening line, ‘By the Rivers of Babylon’ – is a 2,500-year-old Hebrew psalm that deals with the Jewish exile and is remembered each year on Tisha B’av.
Frederick Douglass used the words of Psalm 137 in his famous speech, ‘What to a Slave is the Fourth of July?’ For centuries, this poem has resonated with writers and composers on how humans deal with trauma.
In the Western world, the U.S. is one of only one of two countries with capital punishment, and support remains strongest in the ‘Bible Belt’. Here’s a look at the historic arguments within Christian communities over the death penalty.
A scholar explains how mercy could be a simple act of opening oneself to those with opposing views.
Top contributors
-
Kraft-Hiatt Professor in Judaic Studies, College of the Holy Cross
-
Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
-
Professor of Religious Studies, Michigan State University
-
Visiting Assistant Professor, Albertus Magnus College
-
Emanuel Ringelblum Professor in Jewish History, University of California, Davis
-
Professor in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, Trinity College Dublin
-
Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Skidmore College
-
Lecturer in Biblical Studies, School of Theology, Australian Catholic University
-
Assistant Professor of the New Testament, Vanguard University
-
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Oklahoma State University
-
Docteur ès sciences historiques et philologiques, maître de conférences HDR, membre honoraire de l’IUF, Université de Strasbourg
-
Associate Professor of Christianity, University of Denver
-
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, University of Dayton
-
Research Fellow in Digital Theology, Director of CODEC Research Centre, Durham University
-
Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland