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Probing Question: Is the Ark of the Covenant real?
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 24, 2009 |
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When you hear the words "Ark of the Covenant" what comes to mind? For some, Steven Spielberg’s film "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark" provides the most vivid pop-culture reference to this mysterious ...
Illustrious Jewish roots of Tory leader revealed
Jul 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- David Cameron’s Jewish history goes back hundreds - if not thousands - of years, according to a University of Manchester historian. Dr Yaakov Wise, who specialises in Jewish history, says the Tory leade ...
Biblical diet 'unhealthy'
Jan 13, 2009 |
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A new study into the diet of ancient Israel has revealed that far from being 'the land of milk and honey', its inhabitants suffered from the lack of a balanced diet.
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World's oldest surviving Bible published online
Jul 06, 2009 |
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About 800 pages of the world's oldest surviving Bible have been pieced together and published on the Internet for the first time, experts in Britain said Monday.
Gluttons, drunks and fools
Sep 30, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An academic from the University of St Andrews has delved into the Bible to provide food for thought on the subject of eating and drinking.
Roots of Fundamentalism traced to 16th-century Bible translations
Nov 08, 2007 |
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The English Reformation—heyday of religious change—spurred a fundamentalist approach to Bible reading, according to new research by a Harvard professor.
Ancient handle with Hebrew text found in Jerusalem
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May 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Archaeologists digging on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives have discovered a nearly 3,000-year-old jar handle bearing ancient Hebrew script, a find significantly older than most inscribed artifacts unearthed ...
Museum official says Bible isn't science
Mar 08, 2006 |
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Chicago's Field Museum chief says teaching "intelligent design" in science classes threatens America's position as a technological leader.
Drug that targets vasculature growth attacks aggressive thyroid cancer
May 15, 2009 |
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A medication that helps stop the growth of new blood vessels has produced dramatic benefits for some patients with aggressive thyroid cancer, research from Mayo Clinic indicates.
Study: Race, class and gender shape religion's effect on American voters
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Nov 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- How Americans vote is strongly linked to their religious identities, but it is not an independent influence that transcends race, socio-economic class and gender, reports a new Cornell study.
King Solomon's (copper) mines? Deep dig finds confluence of science and the Bible
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Oct 27, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Did the Bible's King David and his son Solomon control the copper industry in present-day southern Jordan? Though that remains an open question, the possibility is raised once again by research ...
David and Goliath: truth or legend?
Nov 10, 2005 |
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A tiny artifact found at a Bar-Ilan University archaeology dig in Israel reportedly holds a clue as to the history of the biblical figure Goliath.
Paleontologists brought to tears, laughter by Creation Museum
Jun 30, 2009 |
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For a group of paleontologists, a tour of the Creation Museum seemed like a great tongue-in-cheek way to cap off a serious conference.
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