Studying some parts of the Pentateuch, one wonders if they are truly necessary. For example, this portion begins with a ...

Antiquity knew thousands of temples and portable altars built for various divinities. Their purpose was to propitiate a god and request a favour. Jewish tradition, while also including such a ...

The medieval portable altar of Eilbertus a part of the Welfenschatz, is displayed at the Bode Museum in Berlin on Jan. 9, 2014. The Guelph Treasure, which is at the at the center of a long-running ...

Such precious materials and meticulous craft testify to the richness of Sienese art during the first half of the 14th century ...

In New York, the artist reclaims religious iconography and industrial motifs to stage a revolutionary act of aesthetic ...

The Pious Monk Dunkel, their flagship dark lager, has notes of chocolate and caramel with a clean finish that makes it dangerously drinkable. It’s the kind of beer that makes you understand why monks ...

The Pork Porterhouse arrives at your table like a carnivorous blessing, grilled to your liking and smothered in bourbon peppercorn glaze with roasted sweet potatoes and asparagus. It’s the kind of ...

Tikal is a 2,400-year-old Maya city in the heart of Guatemala—far flung from Mexico’s ancient city of Teotihuacan. The ...