A scroll in Hebrew of the Book of Esther, which was given some years ago to the Berkshire Museum, has been authenticated as an 18th century scroll, probably from Morocco or Tunisia in North Africa.

Possession of four or five ancient Hebrew scrolls believed to date back to the pre-Christian era may be a point at issue in the Syrian-Israeli armistice talks, it was reported here today. The scrolls, ...

Prof. A. Henry Detweiler of Cornell University, chairman of the Jerusalem Committee of the American School of Oriental Research, confirmed this week-end a report that a pair of tightly rolled bronze ...

JERUSALEM — Israeli archaeologists on Tuesday announced the discovery of dozens of Dead Sea Scroll fragments bearing a biblical text found in a desert cave and believed hidden during a Jewish revolt ...

In July, Ruth and I had the good fortune to be in Toronto when a great exhibit on the Dead Sea Scrolls was featured at the Royal Ontario Museum. The exhibit was extremely well-done, with videos of the ...

MIAMI (AFP) - An extremely fragile, ancient Hebrew scroll has been digitally unwrapped for the first time, revealing the earliest copy ever found of an Old Testament Bible scripture, researchers said ...

The book of Esther is a part of both the Jewish and Christian religious canons, referenced in rabbinic literature in the second century A.D and believed to have been written in the early centuries B.C ...

The robot's quill runs across the paper scroll, from right to left, scribbling down ancient Hebrew letters with black ink. It is penning down the Torah, the Jews' holy scripture, and it is doing it ...

Students in a Biblical Hebrew class at Oklahoma City University will get a chance to study one of the Dead Sea Scrolls during the fall 2013 semester. Religion professor Lisa Wolfe’s class, Readings in ...

Here's a look at major archaeological stories to watch for in 2017, including new biblical discoveries, Dead Sea Scrolls findings and Great Pyramid insights. More than 25 previously unpublished "Dead ...