The war was sparked by a complex mix of territorial disputes, mostly over the contested Shatt al-Arab waterway, a vital oil ...

In the shadow of world politics, a deeply spiritual narrative may be unfolding. The recent U.S. military strike on Iranian ...

AT PENPOINTThe ceasefire announced by President Donald Trump was apparently a way of getting out of what had so far been an ...

Reflecting on Ezra 9:8, this article explores the concept of "a little space of grace"—God’s gift of opportunity and mercy ...

Many of Dylan’s songs are replete with biblical references hearkening back to his Jewish studies in childhood.

The Cyrus Cylinder is often considered the first charter of human rights, inscribed with the words of King Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid Empire.

Cyrus, known as king of kings or Shahenshah, is remembered particularly by Jewish and Christian scholars for his support for ...

The second truth is that a girl does not need a college education to take care of babies and keep house. I recall a lot of talk at college among engaged girls that bringing up children is a vastly ...

Jehoiachin’s captivity in Babylon, by the way, is also confirmed by ration tablets which were found at Babylon in 1917 but were not published until 1949.

CONTENT OF THE BOOK I. General Situation (1–2:6). The opening chapter plus the first six verses of the next are to be studied in the light of Joshua 13:1–6, 13; 15:63; 16:10; 17:12 f., which ...

World News: The Babylonian Map of the World, originating from ancient Iraq around the sixth century B.C., is the oldest known map. Depicting a circular world with ...