An ancient Egyptian manuscript may prove the biblical 10 plagues described in the Book of Exodus. Known as the Ipuwer Papyrus, the document takes the form of a poetic lament attributed to a scribe ...

The first six of those sales went smoothly, with Hobby Lobby importing the papyrus fragments from Obbink. After the seventh sale, however, the company alleges that Obbink never provided the purchased ...

Experts have uncovered the oldest known account of a childhood miracle performed by Jesus, written on an ancient Egyptian papyrus. Researchers have uncovered the earliest known account of a miraculous ...

From a dump in Egypt to a criminal case in Oxford to a seminary in Texas, this fragmentary record of faith traveled a strange path. When he finally figured it out, Rory Crowley burst into tears. He ...

An Oxford professor who stands accused of stealing ancient biblical texts from the university’s Sackler Library has been arrested. It’s the latest development in a saga fit for an Indiana Jones movie, ...

An Oxford University Classics professor arrested for allegedly stealing ancient bible fragments was awarded £434,000 by his college a year after concerns were first raised about his integrity, ...

For all of Christianity’s influence today, the archeological evidence for the first two centuries of the religion’s existence is notoriously thin. This is why the publication of a previously unknown ...

RNS — As many as 17 ancient Bible fragments that Hobby Lobby’s owner, billionaire Steve Green, bought for the Museum of the Bible were apparently stolen by a world-renowned Oxford University professor ...

The so-called Rylands Library Papyrus P52 may be tiny in size but its archaeological significance cannot be overstated. Housed in the John Rylands Library in Manchester, England, the fragment measures ...

JERUSALEM — Israeli archaeologists have unveiled the earliest known non-biblical, Hebrew-language reference to Jerusalem, dating back to the time of the First Temple in the seventh century B.C. The ...