The Israel Museum announced that starting February 12, 2013 the museum is going to put on display a giant “King Herod” exhibition. This will involve 30 tons of artifacts. Herod… Continue reading "How fortunate for Herod that his name wasn’t Jesus"
Excerpts of Haaretz article The Israel Museum is putting the finishing touches on a huge exhibit about the life and architectural legacy of the controversial King Herod the Great, while… Continue reading "Israel’s largest-ever archaeological exhibit shines light on King Herod"
In a recent post , I commented on a just published paper written in Hebrew by Prof. Amos Kloner and his former student and collaborator Professor Boaz Zissu. The article… Continue reading "Sounds of Silence: Prof. Kloner and His Colleagues Don’t Answer Simcha’s Criticisms"
This morning France 24, the English language French news channel, broadcast a report on the Jews of Iran. Normally, France 24 is one of the best, if not the best, news channel… Continue reading "Purimfest 2013"
“The Rarest Blue is an example of a book that is worthy of attention both for its literary merit and for its Jewish interest… The making of a memorable book… Continue reading "The Rarest Blue Awarded The Jewish Journal Book Prize"
This past week, I was interviewed on Israeli television to speak about the Torah portion of the week “Vayera” that deals with the plauges on Egypt. In this context we… Continue reading "The 10 Plagues; The Jewish Exodus from Egypt – Did They Really Happen?"
As followers of my work know, Prof Tabor and I contend that Jesus’ tomb has been found in east Talpiot a suburb in Jerusalem. We also contend that the tomb… Continue reading "Archaeology as it Happens: Looking for Joseph of Arimathea’s Estate in Jerusalem"
The following article was posted by James Tabor on jamestabor.com Last week on this blog I noted a lecture that Prof. Amos Kloner gave at Bar Ilan University on December… Continue reading "Amos Kloner on the Talpiot “Patio” Tomb Finds: Some Troubling Questions"