All through Israel raged a debate of a kind new in its young history. Eight years ago this tiny state, the size of New Jersey, had elbowed itself into being in a hostile part of the world and had done ...

Hear the word "prophet" and the names Jeremiah, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Jesus or Mohammed may come to mind. While these are figures from the distant past, Rabbi Shmuel Fortman Hapartzi is training a new ...

TEL AVIV, israel — Instead of long beards and robes, they wear track suits and T-shirts. Their tablets are electronic, not hewn of stone, and they hold smartphones, not staffs. They might not look the ...

TEL AVIV, Israel — Instead of long beards and robes, they wear tracksuits and T-shirts. Their tablets are electronic, not hewn of stone, and they hold smartphones, not staffs. They might not look the ...

The life and significance of the prophet Isaiah, and the prophetic tradition are discussed in this article. In this article Professor Hugh Williamson of the Oriental Institute, Christ Church, ...

This year, as on every Yom Kippur, Jews throughout the world will recite the Book of Jonah, one of the Hebrew Bible's shortest and most enigmatic texts. Jonah is the only Israelite prophet to preach ...

Genesis 15 takes that promise and presses it deeper. God doesn’t bargain, negotiate, or meet Abraham halfway—He walks the covenant path alone. Abraham stands there watching the smoke and flame glide ...

Journal of Critical Southern Studies, Vol. 3 (Winter 2015), pp. 53-71 (19 pages) The question of making a distinction between true and false prophets/esses has been controversial for a long time. This ...

Archaeologists in Israel say that they have found a clay seal mark that may bear the signature of the Biblical Prophet Isaiah. The 2,700-year-old stamped clay artifact was found during an excavation ...

Israel has called its military operation against Iran "Rising Lion", taking the name from a biblical verse that promises a victorious future for a powerful Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...