Project Summary. I have produced a recognizable body of scholarship on ancient Jewish and Christian prayers and hymns. During the formative period of biblical scholarship in the late-nineteenth and ...

Some ancient prayers endure because of their preciseness of language and the poetic way they are expressed. Think of the Shema in Judaism, the Our Father in Christianity, Allahu akbar in Islam.

Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024 at 11 a.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream with YouTube (not in the PBS app). The film focuses on the ancient and obscure Christian prayer first recited by the Apostles more than 2,000 ...

This past Sunday, some worshippers heard modern phrases woven into the ancient cadences of the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great. During the Litany of Fervent Supplication, priests in the ...

This Christmas season -- when 2 billion Christians worldwide celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ -- may well be the time to become acquainted with this ancient form of prayer, experts suggest.

Experts believe the carvings date to the early 1800s and may have been made by Swedish fur traders in the area.

Ancient Prayers. ” Since the ... are ancient. The exotic subject matter may upstage Hamacher’s technique, but these are well-made photographs. While they’re all carefully composed, ...

Composers refresh ancient Jewish prayers with new music. By; Peter Crimmins; December 1, 2016. Listen. Ari Sussman, former head of music and performing arts at Camp Ramah, a Jewish summer camp in the ...

Today, as Pope Francis battles health concerns, the faithful once again turn to this ancient prayer for strength, healing, ...