Resource Manager Posted May 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 National GeographicJerusalem Dig Uncovers Ancient Greek CitadelBy Andrew Lawler PUBLISHED APRIL 22, 2016 "In the shadow of Jerusalem’s city walls, archaeologists have found a fortress that spawned a bloody rebellion more than two millennia ago."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted May 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 More on: Trying To Discover When The Good Book Was Written Is A Bad Idea Ian Young - Associate Professor teaching Biblical Studies and Classical Hebrew and the University of Sydney Posted: 21/04/2016 14:28 AEST Updated: 21/04/2016 14:28 AEST"This week it emerged new research provides evidence on when the Bible was written. However, the research adds very little to what we already knew on that topic. According to a report in the New York Times, research on short documents from the military base at Arad, written in ink on pieces of broken pottery, reveals that there were many more people who could read and write around 600 B.C. in the ancient kingdom of Judah, and that that means the Bible was written earlier than scholars had previously thought. Apparently (this is news to me at least), scholars commonly thought that there weren't enough people able to write at that time, so they couldn't have written the Bible that early."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted May 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Ancient Shul Reveals Its Secrets JEWISH TIMES APRIL 20, 2016 By Rebecca McCarthy "Archaeologist Jodi Magness wanted to find an ancient synagogue in Israel, where she had worked for years. She began searching in the southeastern Galilee, three miles west of Capernaum and Migdal (Magdala), and zeroed in on Huqoq."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted May 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Thursday, May 05, 2016 Interactive Map - The Allotments of the Southern Tribes by Chris McKinny "The tribal town lists and boundary descriptions in the book of Joshua (chapters 13-21) are the most significant textual sources for the geography of the ancient Israel/Judah since they contain the vast majority of place names mentioned in the entire canon. In a soon-to-be submitted (and hopefully accepted) dissertation, I deal with the specific identifications of all of the towns and topographic markers mentioned in Joshua 15 (Judah); 18:12-28 (Benjamin); 19:1-10 (Simeon); and 19:40-46 (Dan) within the framework of a larger argument about the date and purpose of the town lists of Judah (Josh 15:21-62) and Benjamin (Josh 19:21-28). Over the course of the project, I compiled a digital archaeological database/atlas of all of the sites mentioned and discussed in the dissertation (embedded below) ..."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted May 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Pharaoh in Canaan ExhibitApril 28, 2016"The Israel Museum has put together a new exhibit (up until October 25th) about two lesser known stories: settlement of the Canaanites in the eastern part of the Egyptian Delta during the Middle Bronze Age (circa 1800–1550 BCE) and their development of the first consonantal alphabet from Egyptian hieroglyphics and consequently, Egyptian rule over Canaan for 350 years during the Late Bronze Age (circa 1500–1150 BCE). Canaanite, Semitic-speaking workers in Egypt modified hieroglyphics, where one symbol represents a word (this is similar to the Chinese writing system which has always intrigued me) into Proto-Sinaitic, also known as Proto-Canaanite as it spread from Sinai to Canaan. The text above is in this script and says פרעה בכנען/Pharaoh in Canaan (from right to left like the Hebrew, note the ר/resh is a drawing of a head/rosh, ע/ayin word for eye is an eye, נ/nun is a snake/nahash). This historical chapter overlaps with the familiar biblical narratives of Joseph, the children of Israel and Moses in Egypt."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted May 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Through the American Colony Lens: A BRIEF WINDOW TO ANTIQUITY Posted on May 2, 2016"The American Colony photographers were often documenting sites of biblical importance, at least the traditional places as they were then understood and being presented to pilgrims and tourists. They also captured on film, whether intentionally or more by chance, things of archaeological interest from antiquity. And, they were sometimes recording scenes that, unbeknownst to them, would be obscured or completely lost to future generations. The two very interesting images featured here — similar in appearance but clearly separated in time — encompass all these facets of the photographers’ work!"Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted May 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 Tel Arad—Israel’s Point of Impatience with God "How traveling along the path of the unknown gives us the chance to give God greater glory."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted May 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 Ancient Orthodox Monastery in Palestine Under UNESCO Consideration "At the foot of a mountain in Bethlehem's Kidron Valley lies the Holy Lavra of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified, also known as Mar Saba Monastery, the most famous monastery in Palestine. Built 1,500 years ago by Mar Saba and 5,000 other monks, it has recently been nominated for inclusion in UNESCO's World Heritage Sites." Author: Ahmad Melhem | Source: Al Monitor [May 10, 2016] Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted May 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 Friday, May 13, 2016 Interview with Gabriel Barkay "Gabriel Barkay has been excavating in Jerusalem for more than 45 years and he is the winner of the Jerusalem Prize for Archaeological Research. He is also a favorite professor for many who have studied biblical archaeology and the history of Jerusalem. If you know him, or have a great interest in these subjects, you will enjoy a fascinating interview with him by Nadav Shragai, published today in Israel HaYom. Here are a few excerpts:"Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted May 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 Divers Discovered a Spectacular, Ancient and Important Cargo of a Shipwreck May 2016 "Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists diving in the ancient harbor in the Caesarea National Park recovered beautiful statues, thousands of coins 1,600 years old and other finds from the seabed." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted May 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 Spring 2016, Cover Stories, Daily News Jerusalem Dig Calls for Support Sun, May 15, 2016 "Just below the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, a team of archaeologists, scholars and students will soon be busy at work excavating one of Jerusalem’s most important archaeological sites — one that features the 2,000-year-old remains of a wealthy residential area that saw its heyday during the time of Herod and Jesus."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted May 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 Tuesday, May 17, 2016 Gezer Water System—Is It a Water System? (Post by A.D. Riddle) "At the annual meeting of the Near East Archaeological Society last November, Dan Warner gave an update on the excavation of the Gezer water system. The tunnel seems to date to the Middle Bronze Age: the pottery from the tunnel is Late Bronze and Middle Bronze, and the tunnel's position vis-à-vis the Canaanite Tower indicates a relationship between the two. The tunnel possesses a number of interesting features which raise questions about its function—was it in fact a water system, or was it something else?"Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted May 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 Tuesday, May 24, 2016 Judean Desert Excavation Project Begins "The Israel Antiquities Authority has issued a press release, forwarded to us by Joseph Lauer, about recent excavations in the Cave of the Skulls in the Judean wilderness. Here are a few paragraphs and photographs from the press release:"Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted May 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 Underground Jerusalem Posted on May 25, 2016 by Leen Ritmeyer "Nir Sasson wrote a fascinating article in Haaretz on the underground excavations taking place in Jerusalem."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 In Pictures: Cave of the Skulls, Prehistoric Israeli Site PUBLISHED | JUN 2, 2016, 3:30 PM SGT "Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority are searching the Cave of the Skulls, an excavation site in the Judean Desert, for remnants of the last Dead Sea Scrolls. The scrolls are important historical and religious documents, and one of the earliest recorded Hebrew texts."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 A Rare Cache of Silver Coins Dating to the Hasmonean Period was Discovered in Modi‘in June 2016 "Excavation director, Avraham Tendler: "The cache may have belonged to a Jew who hid his money in the hope of coming back to collect it, but he was unlucky and never did return" Continued https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO-r4HGA1tc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 Historic Renovation Begins at Jesus’ Jerusalem Tomb "The project focuses on repairing, reinforcing and preserving the Edicule – the ancient chamber in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre."BY JEWISH NEWS REPORTER June 7, 2016, 10:06 am Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted July 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 In Bethlehem's Ancient Church, a Long Unseen Presence Appears "Urgent repairs to the decaying Church of the Nativity yield an unexpected revelation." By Anne-Marie O'Connor PUBLISHED MAY 27, 2016 Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted July 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 Ancient Jew Review Coins of the Jewish War June 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted July 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 Israeli Lifeguard Discovers 900 Year Old Oil Lamp During Beach Run By: TPS / Tazpit News Agency Published: June 27th, 2016 By Naomi Altchouler/TPS Ashkelon (TPS) – "An Israeli lifeguard found a candle estimated to be about 900 years old during a morning run on the beach in Tel Ashkelon National Park in southern Israel last Tuesday." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted July 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 Gateway to Ancient Greek God's Compound Uncovered? By Kacey Deamer, Staff Writer | June 27, 2016 04:47pm ET "Archaeologists in northern Israel may have unearthed a sanctuary of the Greek god Pan in the ancient city of Hippos. Excavations by the Zinman Institute of Archaeology at the University of Haifa have uncovered a monumental Roman gate, which may have led to a compound dedicated to the worship of Pan, the god of flocks and shepherds, who is depicted as half man and half goat in Greek mythology." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted July 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 Isn’t it Nice to Feel Validated? 29 June 2016 New Images from the Dome of the Rock "Frankie Snyder is our expert in floors among other things (my shameless plug of the day). She wanted to let you all know that last week, the renovation work that had been in progress for several years on the interior of the Dome of the Rock was completed! As a result, the construction barrier that encircled the central arcade was finally removed. This then enabled the carpet replacement begun in April of 2015 with the outer and inner ambulatories to be carried out on the central arcade."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted July 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 National Geographic NEWS Bible Scenes Uncovered in Ruins of Ancient Synagogue "On a hill above the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel, archaeologists have discovered one amazing fifth-century floor mosaic after another." By A. R. Williams PUBLISHED JULY 5, 2016Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted July 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 10th Anniversary of The Quest Posted on July 5, 2016 by Leen Ritmeyer "In July 2006, my book The Quest: Revealing the Temple Mount in Jerusalem was published. The launch of The Quest took place at the International Christian Retail Show in Denver, USA." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted July 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 Dead Sea Scrolls Still Conceal Many Stories 7/08/2016 10:00:00 PM "One of the most traumatic events in Jewish history occurred around the year 70 CE. The Romans conquered Judea to crush the Jewish revolt that began in the year 66 CE. The Roman army travelled through the province, which is about where modern Israel and Palestine are today, and cracked down on Jewish settlements." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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