Christianity influencing biodiversity in the Amazon, scientists find
Google launches Dead Sea Scrolls online library
More than six decades since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls—and thousands of years after they were written—Israel on Tuesday put 5,000 images of the ancient biblical artifacts online in a partnership ...
Dec 18, 2012
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Einstein letter on God to be auctioned on eBay
A letter in which Albert Einstein dismissed the idea of God as a product of human weakness is being sold on eBay for a starting price of $3 million.
Oct 07, 2012
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NASA sees new salt in an ancient sea
(Phys.org) -- The expansion of massive salt evaporation projects on the Dead Sea are clearly visible in this time series of images taken by Landsat satellites operated by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey.
Apr 09, 2012
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'Ghostwriting' the Torah? New algorithm distinguishes contributors to the Old Testament with high accuracy
In both Jewish and Christian traditions, Moses is considered the author of the Torah, the first five books of the Bible. Scholars have furnished evidence that multiple writers had a hand in composing the text of the Torah. ...
Oct 11, 2011
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How you read the Bible is tied to fellow worshippers' education, researcher finds
Regardless of a person's educational background, he or she is less likely to approach the Bible in a literal word-for-word fashion when surrounded by a greater number of church members who went to college, according to a ...
Aug 11, 2011
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An Israeli algorithm sheds light on the Bible
Software developed by an Israeli team is giving intriguing new hints about what researchers believe to be the multiple hands that wrote the Bible. The new software analyzes style and word choices to distinguish ...
Jun 30, 2011
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The rise and fall of the Bible illuminates the text's unexpected history
Christians have a buying penchant for Bibles, but Case Western Reserve University religious studies professor Timothy Beal finds "the Word" gets lost between popular culture appeals and value add-ons that tell people how ...
Feb 07, 2011
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Ancient Bible fragments reveal a forgotten history
New research has uncovered a forgotten chapter in the history of the Bible, offering a rare glimpse of Byzantine Jewish life and culture.
Dec 28, 2010
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Virology Journal retracts paper on Jesus curing possible case of influenza
The Virology Journal published a paper on July 21 speculating that a woman said in the Bible to have been cured by Jesus had influenza. Now, the journal has retracted the paper and apologized for publishing it online.
Aug 16, 2010
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What do we really know about the crucifixion of Jesus?
The many different accounts of the crucifixion of Jesus find little support in historical sources. The reason is that antique sources generally lack descriptions of crucifixions, says Gunnar Samuelsson, University of Gothenburg, ...
Jun 14, 2010
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Pieces of rare biblical manuscript reunited
(AP) -- Two parts of an ancient biblical manuscript separated for centuries are going on display together for the first time.
Feb 26, 2010
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Probing Question: Is the Ark of the Covenant real?
When you hear the words "Ark of the Covenant" what comes to mind? For some, Steven Spielberg’s film "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark" provides the most vivid pop-culture reference to this mysterious ...
Sep 24, 2009
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Illustrious Jewish roots of Tory leader revealed
(PhysOrg.com) -- David Cameron’s Jewish history goes back hundreds - if not thousands - of years, according to a University of Manchester historian. Dr Yaakov Wise, who specialises in Jewish history, says the Tory leade ...
Jul 10, 2009
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Biblical diet 'unhealthy'
A new study into the diet of ancient Israel has revealed that far from being 'the land of milk and honey', its inhabitants suffered from the lack of a balanced diet.
Jan 13, 2009
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