The ferry operator pulled his large flatboat to the edge of the Virginia shore of the Ohio River. He watched and listened ...

She has profound parallels in the ancient history of the Jewish people.

Hurston believed that history had shortchanged Herod ... When Herod died in 4 B.C.E., his demise was long and painful. Josephus describes Herod’s suffering as “the penalty that God was ...

Pharaoh’s daughter’s coming down and seeing a baby crying is mirrored by God’s actions in Exodus’ third chapter.

The Short Film Program awards honored the winning projects five days before the conclusion of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival ...

In the Bible's Old Testament, the Ark of the Covenant is linked to several miracles, such as protecting the Israelites from ...

These were the Nabataeans, descended, according to Jewish-Roman writer Josephus, from the biblical figure of Nebaioth, the son of Ishmael. They are now believed to have originated in Arabia ...

After the death of the emperor Tiberius in 37 CE, the Roman state was jubilant. The old man was considered depraved, distant, ...

Perhaps Josephus believed the story to be true and included it in his history, such as all those modern scholars who pick and choose what they deem as “accurate” from ancient sources. As claimed by ...

Jesus’ birth is the most important birth in all of human history, as it would change the world forever ... from the New Testament texts and outside biblical sources from Josephus, Tacitus, and others, ...

There will be some questions on Winchelsea but the quiz will rapidly spiral into many directions. This year the eight rounds ...

"Hope in the Dark: History and Ghost Stories," Perspectives on History ... “The Redemption of Flavius Josephus in the Medieval Latin Tradition,” in Litterarum dulces fructus: Studies in Early Medieval ...