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 ...

Nestled in the Qalamoun mountains, about 56 kilometers northeast of Damascus, the historic Syrian town of Maaloula is one of the ...

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 name "Jesus Christ" is one of the most recognizable on Earth. However, experts now suggest that this might not have been the actual name of the central figure of Christianity. Scholars assert that ...

Jesus is not a pure Greek name, as there is no "J" in Greek. Yashua's Greek name begins with an iota. The name is transliterated IESOUS and sounds like ee-ay-soos. Since the entire New Testament is ...

As many visitors to the Forverts (the Yiddish section of the Forward) know, you can get an immediate English translation to almost all words you find in the Yiddish-language articles. Just click on ...

(Reuters) -Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old boy from the Dallas area, won the 97th Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, swiftly nailing the French-derived word "eclaircissement," synonymous with ...

Let there be shlama rabba, great peace, from heaven and life on us and on all Israel, and let us say amen עוֹשה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרומָיו הוּא יַעֲשה שָׁלום עָלֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשרָאֵל ...

MAALOULA, Syria (AP) — Church bells echoed across the rocky slopes of this ancient Syrian town on a cold Sunday morning. But few families remained. Maaloula is one of the world’s few places where ...

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