A new analysis of a 4,300-year-old silver goblet has identified the earliest known visual depiction of creation, showing themes that closely align with the Bible's Book of Genesis. The artifact, known ...

Than a Gardener in a War. For the past twelve days, I’ve lived in a war zone — in Israel. Rocket and missile sirens have sliced through conversations, dinners, celebrations, services, and sleep. We’ve ...

The Babylonian bridal auction, described by Greek historian Herodotus in the 5th century BC, is regarded as one of the ...

The Code of Hammurabi, named after the king of Babylon, stands as one of the earliest and most comprehensive written legal codes in history.

A 3,700-year-old Babylonian clay tablet reveals the oldest known trigonometric table, showing ancient scribes used precise triangle ratios.

Long before the first stone of Giza was laid, the ancient Egyptians looked to the receding floodwaters of the Nile to explain the origins of the universe. It began with 'Nun'—a boundless, silent abyss ...

There has never been a singular Christian perspective on how religion, power and politics ought to relate to each other – not even in medieval ‘Christendom.’ ...

“We’re going through!” The Commander’s voice was like thin ice breaking. He wore his full-dress uniform, with the heavily braided white cap pulled down rakishly over one cold gray eye. “We can’t make ...