An ancient Egyptian letter, written roughly 3,300 years ago, has suddenly become the latest flashpoint in a very old argument about whether the Bible’s giant humans were rooted in real encounters. The ...

An Oxford University classics professors has been arrested on suspicion of stealing ancient biblical papyrus. Dr Dirk Obbink, 63, was arrested by police last month on suspicion of theft and fraud ...

From a dump in Egypt to a criminal case in Oxford to a seminary in Texas, this fragmentary record of faith traveled a strange path. When he finally figured it out, Rory Crowley burst into tears. He ...

A Montana resident recently donated a rare papyrus fragment from the First Temple era (1200-586 BCE) to the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) Judean Desert Scroll Department's Conservation Laboratory ...

For all of Christianity’s influence today, the archeological evidence for the first two centuries of the religion’s existence is notoriously thin. This is why the publication of a previously unknown ...

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An Oxford University Classics professor arrested for allegedly stealing ancient bible fragments was awarded £434,000 by his college a year after concerns were first raised about his integrity, ...

RNS — As many as 17 ancient Bible fragments that Hobby Lobby’s owner, billionaire Steve Green, bought for the Museum of the Bible were apparently stolen by a world-renowned Oxford University professor ...

The so-called Rylands Library Papyrus P52 may be tiny in size but its archaeological significance cannot be overstated. Housed in the John Rylands Library in Manchester, England, the fragment measures ...