archaeology

Noah’s Ark mosaic uncovered in ancient Galilee synagogue

By Michele Chabin — August 2, 2016
JERUSALEM (RNS) The mosaic, dating to the fifth century, includes pairs of bears, donkeys, leopards, camels, lions, ostriches and snakes, just as described in the Book of Genesis.

What one Israeli couple found while undergoing a home renovation

By Michele Chabin — July 1, 2015
JERUSALEM (RNS) The discovery lends weight to what some archaeologists have long suspected: that a Jewish community existed in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem neighborhood during the time when Jesus lived.

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary admits its first Muslim student

By Greg Horton — May 19, 2014
(RNS) The presence of a Muslim student on the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has touched off a controversy within the Southern Baptist Convention.
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