JERUSALEM — A 3-foot-tall tablet with 87 lines of Hebrew that scholars believe dates from the decades just before the birth of Jesus is causing a quiet stir in biblical and archaeological circles, ...

Through all the dark hours of Israel’s history the promised and longed-for messianic redemption was “the one prop and stay” of the Hebrew community. Various expectations concerning the Messiah of Old ...

More than 90% of the world’s population is projected to face increased risks from the compound impacts of extreme heat and drought, the widening social and economic inequalities, and the world’s ...