According to some Jewish and Christian traditions, the seven days of Creation serve as the paradigm for the seven-part ...

The "Codex Sassoon," an ancient Hebrew Bible written in the late 9th or early 10th century, was purchased Wednesday at Sotheby’s in New York City for $38.1 million. For the record: The price for "The ...

Recent archaeological findings in Jerusalem are bringing Bible stories to life. New scientific evidence about Jesus’ burial site has emerged. Excavations beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre ...

BYU Professor of Ancient Scripture John Hilton III gives a recorded Education Week speech about extending mercy to others and ourselves. (BYU Continuing Education) BYU ancient scripture professor John ...

Early Christian Scripture and ancient codices draw collectors’ eyes to Paris The starring role in a June auction at Christie's will be taken by the Crosby-Schoyen Codex, the oldest known book in ...

One of the oldest surviving biblical manuscripts, a nearly complete 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible, could soon be yours -- for a cool $30 million. The Codex Sassoon, a leather-bound, handwritten ...

(RNS) — Bible societies are attempting to understand why, in a time when 90% of the world’s population has access to the Christian sacred text, relatively few consider it a foundation of their lives. ...

LONDON (RNS) — The starring role in a June auction at Christie's will be taken by the Crosby-Schoyen Codex, the oldest known book in private hands. Written on papyrus in the Coptic language, it ...

One of the biggest ever research projects into scripture is looking into how people use the Bible and what it means to them—an attempt to understand why, in a time when 90 percent of the world’s ...

Amid all the preparations to turn Paris into a venue for the Olympic Games that begin in less than 100 days, one small corner of the French capital is preparing for another modern form of competition ...