How Omer Shem Tov, who was 20 years old and not particularly religious when taken hostage, survived 505 days in captivity.

This statue covered in gold leaf and semiprecious stones may have been used in ancient Mesopotamian sunrise rituals.

Anime characters growing into gods at the end of the story may show how much they have transformed from being mere mortals. Either with great power or spiritual achievement, these individuals ...

Spokeo examined the history of identification and its evolution throughout the centuries, from seals to biometrics.

Shavuot (pronounced Shah-voo-OTE), Hebrew for “weeks," has been observed since biblical times. It marks the passing of seven ...

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I find pure joy in watching my loved ones receive a gift entirely handpicked for them. When you think of God, how do you imagine Him? It’s easy for me to picture Him as someone with extremely ...

These four patches depict Buddhist gods with a sense of artistry and sharp colors that stand apart from China's previous spaceflight emblems, and perhaps—or perhaps not—they can tell us ...

The two words of the Friday night poem/song "Shalom Aleichem" are a traditional Jewish greeting, meaning "may you have peace.” The poem has the reciters and singers greet angels and ask them for ...

They claim that obedience to God's commandments is good but not necessary for our salvation. Our sin, i.e. disobedience to God, does not affect our salvation. As Luther wrote to Melanchthon ...

We’re living in an age when the pop queens have taken over as the new rock gods. When Lollapalooza first announced that Olivia and Sabrina Carpenter were headlining this summer (along with Tyler ...