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Posted on April 8, 2021April 8, 2021

Another Scroll

There is a very peculiar story in the book of Jeremiah. The prophet is commanded to get the people to repent by reading to them…

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Posted on December 31, 2020

Dead Sea Scrolls and the Beginnings of Christianity

At this time of year, Jesus' birth is celebrated around the world by Christians.  His birth is part of the legacy which would result in…

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Posted on December 14, 2020December 14, 2020

Water, Abraham, Hospitality – Haya in Be’er Sheva

Part of a Series – Hanukkah 2020 – Nes Gadol Haya Po – Be'er Sheva and the Negev It couldn't be a series about Be'er…

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Posted on October 8, 2020October 8, 2020

Tents or Houses?

When looking at the interface between biblical text and archaeology, we need to determine to what degree broken walls, fragments and stones can tell the…

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Posted on August 27, 2020July 9, 2020

Where There is a Church, There is History

About 1500 years before the first archaeologist took up his spade to look for the past in the ground, Byzantines started identifying historic sites. Bibles…

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Posted on July 16, 2020June 29, 2020

Battle Hymn

In our current world, where conflict is at the forefront, it's interesting to see how battles are depicted in the past. In the United States,…

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Posted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020

Mt. Sinai to England – Codex Sinaiticus

The Dead Sea Scrolls have enjoyed the spotlight since their discovery in 1947.  Within the approximately 1000 fragments found in the caves above Qumran, Israel,…

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