What was Roman Egypt like? In what ways did it differ from when the Greeks had ruled it during the Ptolemaic period?

The solution they came up with is famously stated in the Declaration of Independence: “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.” This revolutionary truth, combining human reason and divine revelation, ...

The document is the longest Greek document found in the Judean Desert, spanning over 133 lines of written text.

The different target audiences led to the siddurim being printed in two versions: while the siddurim for olim from the Soviet Union contained the Israeli national prayers, those sent through various c ...

The use of antisemitism as a justification for Israel’s policies in Palestine is a morally unsustainable strategy.

The world of the Roman Empire was not just one of legions, emperors, and conquests — it was also a world of legal disputes, ...

"This is the best-documented Roman court case from Judea apart from the trial of Jesus." In the 1950s, an ancient papyrus ...

A rare intact Hellenistic estate at Khirbet el-Eika in Eastern Galilee was likely abandoned by its inhabitant as Yonatan ...

Around the world, millions of Christians see the Bible as the divine word of God - but who actually put pen to paper?

Researcher Uncovers Ancient Papyrus From a Storeroom, Provides Insight Into Criminal Cases in Roman Empire A researcher from ...

A new discovery from the Roman empire outlines a juicy case of second-century crime. Containing an extraordinary 133 lines of ...

The only other exemplar is when authorities outlaw biblical prayer, as illustrated in Daniel 6. In this passage, the king’s ...