Literary readings were wildly popular in ancient Rome, so much so that they became a nuisance, says Tony Perrottet, a contributor to the magazine. Great authors “from Horace to Petronius and Seneca ...

JTA — Every seven years, in ancient times, Jewish men, women, and children would gather at the Temple in Jerusalem on the first day of Sukkot to hear the king read aloud from the Torah. In 2022, there ...

An ancient Chinese painting exhibition focused on the theme of book reading kicked off in Beijing on Monday. Participants pose for a group photo at the opening ceremony of an ancient Chinese painting ...

As you read this, the spaces between the words and punctuation guide you in the process. Chances are you're reading it silently, too. That's not the way the ancient Greeks and Romans usually read.

Before mummified bodies were laid to rest in ancient Egypt, they were often covered with masks that presented idealized versions of the deceased, symbolizing their elevation to a god-like status. But ...

Jodi Hailey found her faith nearly two decades ago in an Orthodox bookstore — a place where she poked and prodded at the complex religion by asking questions and reading voraciously about the Early ...

AN ANCIENT mosaic with the inscription “God Jesus Christ” is being dubbed the greatest find since the Dead Sea Scrolls. The massive discovery “confirms” Jesus’ divinity about a hundred years before ...

After reading the post about "The Other Eve," Publius, a reader, requested I address the two creation stories in Genesis. SInce the Bible is a history of the Jewish people and their religious beliefs, ...

This discovery completely changes how we view both the story of Jesus and the emergence of early Christianity AN ANCIENT mosaic with the inscription “God Jesus Christ” is being dubbed the greatest ...