In the slaveholding South, ancient Egypt and its pharaohs became a way to justify slavery. For abolitionists and African Americans, biblical Egypt served as a symbol of bondage and liberation.

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The bare bones of the story are told in the Bible, but Thomas Mann manages to bring each episode to life, embellishing every ...

The only surviving original version of one of late medieval England’s most popular works of literature reveals its secrets.

Its founders argue that the absence of Assyrian history from mainstream digital platforms has left a vacuum, one often filled ...

There are striking parallels between Yaakov and Moshe which are evoked in Parshat Shemot : Both men had spent their youths, ...

For much of history, we lived happily without clocks, content with a vague understanding of where we were in the day. How, and when, did this change? Take a look.

A prominent antisemitism researcher and US permanent resident is seeking court protection after the Trump administration signaled possible action against him over his work on social media platforms.

For years, Imran Ahmed has presented his research on how tech platforms enable the spread of antisemitism to receptive ...

I quickly learn these mountain bike trails are just a taste of what you can reach off the Razorback Greenway. OZ Trails ...

Will Pope Leo XIV follow the progressive example of his predecessor or chart a more moderate course? His work in Chicago and ...