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On the morning of October 7, 2023, Pastor Nekemeya Steven Mukisa was preparing for a worship service in Jerusalem when the ...
French pop historian Vincent Lemire's illustrated tome makes some loaded choices in depicting the Jewish parts of history.
320 pages : 26 cm "This book illuminates the lives of some 1,300 kings, queens, princes and princesses of ancient Egypt, unravelling family relationships and exploring the parts they played in ...
By Mylena C. Ferman Congregation Beth Shalom of Brandon is seeking students to attend its Brandon Jewish Youth Academy (BJYA) ...
These three key religious texts all offer justifications for defensive wars. But they also stress the importance of peace.
Wars are often waged in the name of religion. So what do key texts from Christianity, Islam and Judaism say about the justification for war?Authors ...
In the holy writings of the ancient Jews, King Cyrus of Persia has the distinction of being the first and only foreign Messiah.
The Cyrus Cylinder is often considered the first charter of human rights, inscribed with the words of King Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid Empire.
The towering Greek philosopher and poet Homer described olive oil as “liquid gold” and the Greek tragedian extraordinaire Sophocles called olives “our sweet silvered wet nurse”. Olive oil is the oil ...
A modern-day Cyrus is particularly popular, justifying the existence of the present Israel. The believers honour Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and are grateful for its constant ...
A gold-plated iron knife and armor fragments, believed to have been made with advanced 5th-century techniques, have been confirmed as coming from Japan's largest ancient keyhole-shaped tomb mound, a ...
The moment has turned into a major meme among Love Island fans since 'lamp post' is such a unique diss. And it turns out even Shea's own family can find the humour in it as his sister shared her ...