The Maccabean Revolt was one of the most striking conflicts between Israelites and ancient Greeks, commemorated today through ...

Zionists draw on the military imagery of Hanukkah, while others look to the synagogue prayers that focus on the miracle of ...

Religious maps from the 1300s showing tribal Israel inadvertently became the blueprint for how later mapmakers drew political borders.

In a period of four centuries, ancient Israel produced a unique succession of spokesmen for God—the Hebrew prophets. These inspired preachers profoundly influenced the shape of Judaism and ...

TEL MEGIDDO, Israel — An ancient Christian mosaic bearing an early reference to Jesus as God is at the center of a controversy that has riled archaeologists. Should the centuries-old decorated floor, ...