For those that missed it, there was a terrific article published in the Wall Street Journal on Saturday. It makes the case why it is not “ethical” to let thousands… Continue reading "Cash for Kidneys: The Case for Selling Organs"
My intention – for once – is not get anyone’s ideological back up. I just want to talk about history, and it’s relationship to a new phenomenon among the so-called… Continue reading "Christian Arabs: Historical Myth"
It is probably one of the greatest finds of all time and, by the bizarre rules of biblical archeology, it’s also one of the least reported. Basically, in 1967, in… Continue reading "Prophets, Sex & Archeology"
It was a scene straight out of Indiana Jones. The date was November 5th, 1922. Leading the expedition was Howard Carter, a British archeologist who had spent decades excavating in… Continue reading "Mummy Penis"
Last week, I twice had people mention that they are descendants of the Sudanese Jewish community. Although years ago I was in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, where the White… Continue reading "Moses: African King"
When we think of Cleopatra today, we think of an ancient sexy ruler or we think of Elizabeth Taylor opposite Richard Burton. But in reality, to the degree that we… Continue reading "Cleopatra: It’s Her World"
Recently, I’ve been writing about the modern descendants of “Conversos” i.e., those Jews who were forcibly converted to Christianity in the 15th century, during the inquisition on the Iberian Peninsula.… Continue reading "Voices From The Past"
The Pope is coming to Israel on May 26th. This present Pope, Francis, is supposed to be a great friend of the Jewish people. There were big plans for his… Continue reading "Their Jesus, Our Jesus"
It has been recently reported that the Israel Museum has acquired the earliest coin mentioning the word “Jew”/”Yehud” on it. It dates to the 5th century BCE from ancient Persia,… Continue reading "Iranian Coin Confirms Purim Story"
For those of you who subscribe to Hulu – good news! You can now watch full episodes of season one of The Naked Archaeologist. Here’s the link: http://www.hulu.com/the-naked-archaeologist If you’ve… Continue reading "The Naked Archaeologist is now on Hulu!"