Researchers are using a very modern tool to transcribe and read hundreds of thousands of medieval manuscripts from the lost ...

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 ...

In 2023, a group of archaeologists climbed inside a cliffside cave overlooking the Dead Sea to investigate an ancient carving on a stalactite, a previously-documented 2,700-year-old inscription from ...

19th-century depiction of Phoenician sailors and merchants. Publisher New York Ward, Lock Public Domain The ancient Greeks named the Phoenicians the “purple people” because of the rare purple dye they ...

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 ...

The Aramaic language, one of the oldest continuously spoken languages in the world, holds a special place in the hearts of those who cherish linguistic heritage and cultural identity. As a native of ...

Jesus's real name may not have been Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ's real name was most likely Yeshu Nazareen, according to language and phonetic experts, as cited in a New York Post report. Being the ...

Aramaic has thrived for some 3,000 years, but now in the 21st century, many of its dialects are dissappearing in front of our eyes. This decline also affects the Jewish dialects, whose speakers came ...