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What the Bible and history tell us about the claim that God gave the land of Israel to Abraham and his descendants.

I began a strange and wobbly effort to write a book I tentatively called The Unauthorized Autobiography of Jesus Christ. It ...

The Opeth mainman admits he wasn’t that wowed when he recently got his hands on Kurt Cobain’s “haunted” guitar ...

An ancient temple that belonged to an Old Testament pharaoh is being restored by archaeologists in Egypt. In a Facebook post published Thursday, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

Wide receiver Jahan Dotson is the first Nazareth player to ever compete in a Super Bowl and those who know the former Blue Eagles and Penn State standout are as thrilled for him as the Whitehall ...

The disciples were sailing safe and secure on calm waters when a storm suddenly came out of nowhere. The ship filled with water and they panicked. There wasn’t much they could do except turn to Christ ...

A standout piece was a satin pastel yellow gown with delicate buttons running down the front, exuding the glamour of old Hollywood while ... The audience was a testament to Chanel’s unmatched ...

That said, “Jesus of Nazareth,” as ... the sound of the old language between languages. As an example, the word “hello” in “Japanese” translates to “konnichiwa” in English. Upon translating the New ...

Two elderly Palestinian sisters live in the tiny house in Nazareth that they have occupied since childhood, and subsist on the produce of their garden and their chicken coop – vegetables and eggs ...

notes that in the ancient world, people were often identified by their place of origin or other distinguishing features. Thus, the name "Jesus of Nazareth" was a practical way to differentiate him ...

Jesus, the lord and saviour would have gone by Yeshua or Yeshu, which were the two of the most common names in Galilee at the time.