The Third Book of Enoch takes the biblical figure of Enoch to a whole new level—turning him into the archangel Metatron, a being second only to God. Written centuries after the earlier Enoch texts, ...

Researchers working to decipher the contents of a burned, still-rolled scroll have uncovered both the author and the title of ...

I'm an Old Testament scholar who cares about God’s law. But posting it in public schools misunderstands who and what it’s for ...

From conclave to “Habemus papam,” here’s what to know about the words and phrases that guide the process after a pope dies.

The Bible is the subject of countless head-scratching mysteries. For centuries, religious and secular scholars alike have ...