Apocrypha’ means ‘hidden’ in Greek, but it is often used to describe texts that are outside the official biblical canon.

Exploring the stories found in apocryphal texts — writings outside the biblical canon that have influenced Christian and ...

Of Jesus’ 12 disciples, Saint Peter is one of the most important. In the Book of Matthew, Jesus declares that Peter is the “rock” on which “I will build my church.” Catholic tradition considers him ...

Lilith has many stories and even more names. Jewish folklore immortalized her as Adam’s first wife, the rebellious woman who ...

Last November, it was revealed that a new live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie is on the way, with The Fast and the Furious franchise producer Neal H. Moritz overseeing the project for ...

You’ve seen it in bookstores – the metallic turquoise spine peeking out from the shelf under “Eastern Religions.” Or, perhaps, another of its more understated editions rendered in muted tones. It is ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — Since its inclusion in the Hebrew Bible, the Book of Esther has been embraced in different ways and in ...

CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND—Curators at the Fitzwilliam Museum noticed that an image of a jackal on a 3,300-year-old Egyptian papyrus had been modified with white fluid, according to an ArtNet News report. The ...

One of the manuscripts dates back nearly 3,500 years.

Judy Blume's biographer Mark Oppenheimer tells all on the author's childhood, her biggest controversies and more.

At 103-Across, [ Moses Parting the Red Sea] solves to another work of fiction, “THE PRINCE OF TIDES” by Pat Conroy, a book about the struggles of a family from the lowlands of South Carolina. Its ...

An ancient artist applied a white substance to an illustration of a jackal, slimming down its appearance, according to ...