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 ...

A 3,300-year-old Egyptian document housed in the British Museum is drawing renewed attention from archaeologists and biblical historians. A growing number of scholars are examining the text for what ...

Researchers have revealed the fascinating contents of a 1,500-year-old Egyptian papyrus, which was uncovered near the pyramid of Pharaoh Senusret I in 1934. The papyrus contains formulas for prayers ...

A 2,700-year-old piece of papyrus with Hebrew script upon it that had spent decades in Montana is back in Israel. The scrap is not much larger than a postage stamp and has four lines upon it, ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Experts have deciphered an ancient manuscript, finding that it represents the earliest surviving copy of a gospel about ...

The complex world of ancient biblical manuscripts. Last week, CT published a piece about the “First Century Mark Saga.” It’s a complicated, nearly decade-old situation that reveals much about the ...