A scroll in Hebrew of the Book of Esther, which was given some years ago to the Berkshire Museum, has been authenticated as an 18th century scroll, probably from Morocco or Tunisia in North Africa.

The contents of the last of the seven Dead Sea scrolls, heretofore known as the “Book of Lameth,” was made public here at a press conference yesterday by Dr. Yigal Yadin, noted archaeologist and Dr.

Prof. A. Henry Detweiler of Cornell University, chairman of the Jerusalem Committee of the American School of Oriental Research, confirmed this week-end a report that a pair of tightly rolled bronze ...

MIAMI (AFP) - An extremely fragile, ancient Hebrew scroll has been digitally unwrapped for the first time, revealing the earliest copy ever found of an Old Testament Bible scripture, researchers said ...

The discovery of yet another cave thought to have contained the historically significant ancient documents also turns up evidence they were stolen. Leslie Katz led a team that explored the ...

The book of Esther is a part of both the Jewish and Christian religious canons, referenced in rabbinic literature in the second century A.D and believed to have been written in the early centuries B.C ...

Scientists have made a biblical breakthrough after a badly burned ancient Hebrew scroll was made readable. Josh King has the story (@abridgetoland). Scientists have made a biblical breakthrough after ...

Here's a look at major archaeological stories to watch for in 2017, including new biblical discoveries, Dead Sea Scrolls findings and Great Pyramid insights. More than 25 previously unpublished "Dead ...

Students in a Biblical Hebrew class at Oklahoma City University will get a chance to study one of the Dead Sea Scrolls during the fall 2013 semester. Religion professor Lisa Wolfe’s class, Readings in ...

The robot's quill runs across the paper scroll, from right to left, scribbling down ancient Hebrew letters with black ink. It is penning down the Torah, the Jews' holy scripture, and it is doing it ...