Introducing The Hazarah Eschatology
מַה־שֶּׁהָיָה הוּא שֶׁיִּהְיֶה וּמַה־שֶּׁנַּעֲשָׂה הוּא שֶׁיֵּעָשֶׂה וְאֵין כָּל־חָדָשׁ תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ׃ What happened before will happen again, what...
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Ancient Roman Road and 2,000-Year-Old Coins
Israel Antiquities Authority uncovered an ancient Roman road dating back 2,000 years ago. This impressive man-made structure had been beautifully preserved beneath the ground in Bet Shemesh, near the modern Highway 375. This ancient Roman road stunned archaeologists not only by the impeccable state in which it was conserved...
Four Things Hollywood Gets Wrong About Archaeologists
Quick, think of an archaeologist… You pictured Indiana Jones, right? That’s not surprising. Harrison Ford’s popular character didn’t just grab the attention of movie audiences. As National Geographic previously reported, the film franchise inspired a lot of real-world interest in the field of archaeology. Of course, actual...
The Synagogue of Freedmen in Jerusalem
The Synagogue of Freedmen (συναγωγή των Λιβερτίνων) is mentioned in Acts 6:9. The Greek term Freedmen (Λιβερτῖνος) is a loanword from Latin libertini, who were freed slaves. In the Roman world, this was a reference to one’s social status, usually for the purpose of differentiating one from someone...
Was Hebrew Bible Canonized at Jamnia?
Jamnia or Yavneh (יַבְנֶה) in the 1st century AD was a small town located along Israel’s southern coastal plain between Jaffa and Ashdod. It is believed that Jamnia hosted the discussions pertaining to the establishment of the Jewish canon and Hebrew Bible was canonized in Jamnia....
