Religious maps from the 1300s showing tribal Israel inadvertently became the blueprint for how later mapmakers drew political ...
A backwards 1525 Bible map helped shape modern borders, influencing how we imagine territory, nations, and political space ...
The first Bible to feature a map of the Holy Land was published 500 years ago in 1525. The map was initially printed the ...
Chart from 500 years ago, reflected European ignorance of Holy Land, with later iterations improving; division into territories of 12 Israelite tribes set stage for international borders ...
The rare Froschauer Old Testament survives in only a handful of copies worldwide, including one in Trinity College ...
A 1,500-year-old synagogue was recently uncovered in northern Israel — a discovery that sheds light on the enduring Jewish presence in the region that also gave rise to early Christianity. The ...
Ancient Israel's unique notions of God drew on non-Israelite material from two related sources. First, Israel arose out of a Canaanite cultural matrix that has been well studied over the past century.
Israel’s government wants to put the “old” back into the Old Testament. Following a 30-year absence, the Education Ministry has announced the return of its adult International Bible Quiz, an annual ...