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 ...

Melchizedek appears suddenly in Genesis 14 as the mysterious king of Salem and priest of God Most High, blessing Abraham and ...

WOODBRIDGE, Va., Oct. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- For some believers, or non-believers, it's common to have a persistent sense that something lies beneath the surface of scripture. Questions may be ...

An inscription naming the man who ordered Jesus' death could shed light on a detail in the Bible's account of Jesus Christ's crucifixion, according to a new analysis. Etched on the ancient ...

In this episode Trent responds to atheist Youtubers who claim the thousands of existing biblical manuscripts aren’t anything to brag about. Welcome to the Council of Trent podcast, a production of ...

Brigham Young University’s Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies by night, in a Wikimedia Commons photo apparently taken by Adam Farnes A short while ago, I mentioned my pleasure at the appearance ...

It is easy for us to underestimate the aura that surrounded a written text in the ancient world. As you read this review, you are performing something that once seemed like magic: converting signs on ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An archaeologist working with the Temple Mount Sifting Project has ...

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 parchment ...

When reading the Bible, many instruments such as 'trumpets,' 'horns,' and 'shofars' appear. Whether it is a scene announcing the arrival of God, signaling for battle, or during festivals and worship, ...