MORE than 70 years after being discovered, a scientist has deciphered an ancient message from the final Dead Sea Scrolls. Dubbed the Cryptic B manuscripts, the two heavily damaged fragments ...

A scientist has decoded a previously unreadable Dead Sea Scroll manuscript. The ancient text, found near the Dead Sea, contains familiar Hebrew phrases. This breakthrough offers new insights into ...

No year-enders this time. I have not recovered enough from what this year inflicted on me to write dispassionately about it. But as the name promises, I am writing the next worst thing: the decline ...

In his new book, Stav Appel points out Jewish symbols, objects and references in one of the earliest tarot decks.

If your starter word contains a J, rethink your strategy. Here are the most commonly used letters in the alphabet. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is ...

Two books of the Old Testament - Wisdom and II Machabees - were written in Greek. The rest of the Old Testament was written in the Hebrew language. The New Testament was written in Greek, with the ...

It comes as good news to see that a local lawmaker’s proposal to require cursive handwriting to be taught in Pennsylvania’s schools is gaining steam. The law, House Bill 17, crafted by state Rep. Dane ...