Bible
Oldest privately owned book sold at auction
The world's oldest book in a private collection, and one of the earliest books in existence, sold at auction in London on June 11 for more than £3 million.
The Crosby-Schoyen Codex was previously owned by the Norwegian businessman and rare book collector Martin Schoyen, and contains the earliest complete copies of two texts from the Bible, the book of Jonah and Peter's first epistle.
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Brain-computer interfaces give two women their voices back
Two studies published on the 23rd of August in the journal Nature have proven how far we’ve come with our ability to translate thoughts into spoken words
Bible claimed to be 2,000 years old seized in Bursa
The gendarmerie have seized a Bible, which is claimed to be 2,000 years old, inscribed on papyrus made from deer skin in Bursa province in the Marmara Region.
Gendarmerie seize 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible
The gendarmerie in Istanbul have confiscated a Hebrew Bible that is thought to be around 1,100 years as well as some coins from the Roman and Byzantine eras as part of an operation to stop the illicit trade of historical artifacts.
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Oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible sold
A Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old sold for $38.1 million in New York on May17, setting a record for the most valuable manuscript ever sold at auction.
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Bulgarians Celebrate Lazarus Day
Today, the Orthodox Church honors Lazarus of Bethany, whom Jesus Christ resurrected.
The holiday of Lazarus Saturday is more popularly known as Lazarus Day and is celebrated on Saturday of the sixth week of Great Lent - eight days before the Resurrection (this year on April 16). With it, the preparation for Holy Week begins.
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Child Pirate of the Caribbean: John King was just 11 when he joined infamous pirate crew (video)
Bonetta captain Abijah Savage, said John even threatened to kill himself or hurt his mother if he was denied the chance to join this band of pirates
Why a trip to Patmos and Lipsi is the best of Greek island living, Conde Nast asks
The leading British magazine "Conde Nast Traveller" explains the reasons why Patmos and Lipsi are synonymous with "well-being" and should be at the top of the international traveler's choices, in a recent tribute in the context of the new program of the Hellenic Tourism Organiztion-EOT's UK bureau.
Εύβοια: Μαίνεται η μεγάλη πυρκαγιά - Εκκενώθηκε το χωριό Κρεμαστός
«Η απομάκρυνση των κατοίκων ήταν προληπτική και έγινε προς το Τραχήλι - Το μήνυμα του 112 - Επιχειρούν 149 πυροσβέστες με 32 οχήματα, 5 ομάδες πεζοπόρων τμημάτων - Αποσύρθηκαν τα εναέρια μέσα - Έκλεισε από τις 19.10 η επαρχιακή οδός Γαία - Κρεμαστός
Τα κόλπα και τα πρόστιμα-φωτιά για τις «πειραγμένες» ταμειακές μηχανές
Εντείνονται οι έλεγχοι εν όψη θερινής σεζόν - Τι σκαρφίζονται οι επιτήδειοι – Τι ελέγχει η εφορία