For centuries, scholars have debated who wrote the Bible. The texts were copied, edited, and compiled over generations, leaving behind few clues about their original authors. Despite theological and ...

NARRATOR: The Abraham narrative is part of the first book of the Bible, Genesis, along with Noah and the Flood, and Adam and Eve. Though they convey a powerful message, to date, there is no ...

In 1973, Morton Smith, professor of ancient history at Columbia University, shook the world–or at least the world of scholars who work on early Christianity. Fifteen years before, Smith had found an ...

Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-Colo.) tweet of a biblical passage about secrets could come back to haunt her, critics predicted. On Wednesday, the conspiracy theory-endorsing lawmaker shared Luke 8:17, ...

In Israel, biblical history isn’t locked away in museums – it’s just there, scattered across the hillsides, waiting for anyone who takes the time to look. Our first time at Yatir, we hiked in the rain ...

NOVA distills more than a hundred years of archeological excavations and centuries of biblical scholarship to explore the history of the Israelites and the beginnings of modern religion. Hour 1 of the ...