Yet the meaning of the handwriting—like the Book of Daniel as a whole—is multilayered and mysterious, full of puns, wordplays ...

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The style is known as "Assyro-Babylonian", a fin de sicle evocation of a mythical Jewish past. The architects were Osvaldo Armanni and Vincenzo Costa who took their inspiration from the Florence ...

A Babylonian inspired-pyramid that turned out to be a white elephant is now set for demolition in one of California’s priciest real estate markets. A bidder whose name hasn’t yet been revealed ...

So, while the discovery is key in tracing the history of ancient Babylon, it pales in comparison to what the archaeologists found underneath it. The second layer of Section A was much more well ...

BABYLON, N.Y. -- Long Island pizzerias are teaming up Wednesday to raise money for the victims of a deadly crash in West Babylon. Long Island Pizza Strong announced 195 restaurants are ...

WEST BABYLON, New York (WABC) -- More than a month after two teens were killed and three others were injured in a late-night crash on Long Island, the community is coming together to support their ...

A version of this article was first published in the State of Faith newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each Monday night. Over the past three months, I’ve spent hours thinking ...

After taking a hiatus from Crash Course while advocating for maternal health and tuberculosis care, John Green has returned to host a Crash Course on religion, joking at the start of the 24-part ...

It hasn’t been easy, but Bethany Joy Lenz has managed to reestablish her connection with faith after a decade in a religious cult. In the book, Lenz, who was raised Christian, detailed what she ...

Religion has long played a significant role in U.S. politics. While freedom of religion and the separation of church and state remain core values of the Constitution, almost every president in U.S ...

Her priest had offered her something that I could not. Religion, spirituality and prayer aid many patients, but in varying ways. Patients with serious disease and their families commonly feel fear ...