The elders of the Jews continued to make progress in the building, supported by the message of the prophets, Haggai and Zechariah, son of Iddo. ―Ezra 6:14a Return to me—and I will return to you, say ...

Many of the Old Testament prophets must have seemed odd indeed. Jeremiah, by his own admission, had a tremor “like a drunken man” (Jeremiah 23: 9), and Isaiah “walked naked and barefoot three years” ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An ancient seal bearing a Hebrew script and recovered in Jerusalem may ...

The death of Walter Brueggemann on June 5, 2025, occasioned an outpouring of reflections on and appreciations of his extraordinary life of scholarship and service, one defined by erudition as well as ...

Most people pick up the Holy Bible when in need of divine inspiration and spiritual comfort. There are, however, those who study the Bible's books and chapters to learn more about the history of the ...

The Old Testament prophet Ezekiel could have had the oldest recorded case of a form of epilepsy, an American scientist has concluded. Dr Eric Altschuler, a neuroscientist at the University of ...

"But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler of Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, of ancient ...

Why the Exodus must remain central to the African American church. This is the last in a six-part series of essays from a cross section of leading scholars revisiting the place of the “First Testament ...