In his speech to Congress a few weeks ago, Bibi concluded with a quote from none other than Moses, the great leader of the Jews and hero of Passover. Indeed, many of his supporters might see him as a ...

A PLOS ONE paper places Ahmose's reign over Egypt decades after the famous Thera volcanic eruption in the Aegean Sea, with ...

Egyptian archaeologists recently found an ancient sword belonging to the military of Ramesses II, the pharaoh that scholars believe was referenced in the Book of Exodus. The Egyptian Ministry of ...

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National Geographic explores notable biblical figures in our ongoing series People in the Bible, as part of our coverage of the history of the Bible and the search for sacred texts. The Egyptian king ...

Moses was the original Jewish political activist and lobbyist. He organized his thoughts and priorities, then went to the top powers to demand action. What’s more, God made it clear the choice of ...

July 5 — To the Editor: Once again, in an effort to understand the motivation of the conservative mind, my thoughts turn to lessons learned in Sunday School. There has been such a war on labor for so ...

National Geographic explores notable biblical figures in our ongoing series People in the Bible, as part of our coverage of the history of the Bible and the search for sacred texts. Moses’s life was ...

This has been linked extensively elsewhere on the blogosphere, but in case you haven't seen it yet, this is pretty funny: A trailer for a hypothetical new version of the Charlton Heston/Yul Brynner ...