Christianity began as a Jewish movement, deeply connected to Jewish teachings. However, as it spread, theological and ...

Discover the fascinating history of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the mystery surrounding their authorship. This video dives into the evidence that points to the community at Qumran and explores the ...

From ancient elixirs to modern price squeezes, why are some aspects of the global fruit market getting the pip – and are ...

Yaroslav Trofimov is the chief foreign-affairs correspondent of The Wall Street Journal, covering major issues and developments around the world. He won the National Press Club award for political ...

1947年春天的一个平凡日子里，一个年轻的贝都因男孩在死海西北部寻找他羊群中走失的一只山羊。在寻找过程中，这个被称为“狼穆罕默德”的男孩注意到头顶石灰岩悬崖上有一系列小洞穴。他以为山羊可能跑进了其中一个洞穴，又不想自己冒险爬上去，于是捡起一块石头扔了 ...

Christians need only think about the heated friction between Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, Zealots, and the new Jewish Christian movement in the time of Roman occupation. Politically fractious ...

The Sanhedrin opposed Jesus and his followers, but one member, Joseph of Arimathea, took Jesus’ body to be buried. Another Jewish sect called the Essenes, not mentioned in Scripture, were committed to ...

Churches and their leaders from time immemorial have thought of themselves as the good guys in society, particularly due to their devotion to the important civic virtues of honesty, good faith ...