The goal is to rewind the clock as far as possible toward the time when the various biblical texts attained their canonical form, around the start of the Common Era. The text of the Hebrew Bible ...

But the vast majority of texts from Christianity’s earliest centuries were written on papyrus, the paper of the ancient world. Conservator Emma Nichols examines a Hebrew text at the Cambridge ...

Who is responsible for the birth of Christianity? As with any major phenomenon, the answer is complex. Christianity developed gradually over several centuries, passing through various crucial stages.

Dating to the year 700 CE, the Afghan Liturgical Quire is on view at the Jewish Theological Seminary Library's exhibit, ...

In his teaching, Jesus often quoted the Jewish Scriptures; after his death, his followers turned to them for clues to the meaning of his life and message. Biblical scholar Mark Hamilton discusses ...

Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East Ancient and Medieval Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Studies Jewish history, culture, and religion through the modern period, including the study of Israel ...