The religious language that lay dormant for millennia is now global, used by millions of people around the world—including in China. The Codex Sassoon, the oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible, is ...

The Greek and Hebrew alphabets share a common heritage and thus have some key similarities. However, there are also ...

Here’s a brain-teaser: the name “Jesus” would have meant absolutely nothing to the man from Nazareth himself. In fact, the letter “J” never existed during his era. For anyone who’s ever wondered how ...

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 ...

By examining the use of the word em here and elsewhere in the Bible, it becomes clear that it does not simply describe a ...