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Sotheby’s auction house sold a 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible for $38 million in New York. It’s one of the world’s oldest surviving biblical manuscripts and brought the second-most highest price for a historical document at auction. The 26-pound book, whose five-inch stack of parchment has 396 pages, sold after a five-minute battle between two bidders competing…

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The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) posted on its Facebook page that archaeologists had discovered an ancient stone fragment. The finding is a small fragment of a stone tablet written in ancient Hebrew with the name “Shimon” etched on it. Researchers stated that the fragment contained seven partially preserved lines in the lower city square along the Pilgrimage…

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A study has been released detailing the discovery of an ancient tablet on Mount Ebal, possibly containing the oldest known Hebrew inscription discovered in Israel to date. The folded lead tablet was originally discovered in the 1980s when archaeologist Adam Zertal first excavated the site. Zertal believed that two large stone installations he discovered were the altar of Joshua,…

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A stained-glass window showing Jesus Christ as a person of color has brought analysis into the role of slavery, race, and gender in 19th-century New England. The window, which ornaments St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Warren, Rhode Island, illustrates Jesus as a dark-skinned man while talking to a dark-skinned Samaritan woman at the well. Another…

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The Springtide Research Institute has released a new poll that revealed more young adults aged 18-29 profess a belief in God or some form of a “higher power” post-pandemic. According to the study, “About one-third of 18-to-25-year-olds say they believe – more than doubt – the existence of a higher power.” That is an uptick from…

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Renowned scientist Sir Isaac Newton once predicted the world would end in 2060, and some people fear he might be right. Numerous people have projected the world’s end, from random “time travelers” on TikTok to St. John the Divine in the first century A.D. While some might not take these prophecies and predictions seriously, it’s…

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An investigative filmmaker who has explored the Middle East and Israel for archaeological evidence of biblical stories says he’s discovered a “pattern” of physical evidence for the scripture stories that have helped strengthen his faith. Tim Mahoney released his first “Patterns of Evidence” documentary in 2015 and is scheduled to release his next one, “Patterns…

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While Satanists descended upon Boston, Massachusetts, for their “SatanCon 2023” event, also known as the “largest Satanic gathering in history,” one moment quickly spread throughout social media. Fox News reported that two leaders opened the event by ripping apart a Bible and tearing up a “Thin Blue Line” flag commemorating police officers. One participant said…

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Turkey and Syria continue recovery efforts after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the Syria-Turkey border on February 6th. Over 50,000 people perished during the earthquake and aftershocks, and it is estimated that close to 18 million people in Syria and Turkey have been impacted. People have leaned on their faith in seeing the way…

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Archaeologists working in Old Dongola, a region in present-day northern Sudan, accidentally uncovered a secret room where they discovered unique medieval-style art. Old Dongola was once the capital of the Nubian kingdom, Makuria, and has been a region of significant archaeological finds. Summer of 2021, archaeologists uncovered the remains of what appears to be the…
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