The Pioneer2d
Sea, Sand, Sacred Sites, History, Culture and Religion: Ancient Meets Modern in Israel
Going to Israel amid an ongoing geo-political disturbance in the region after October 2023, naturally was a matter of concern to family members and friends but for me it was an opportunity to explore ...
Ancient Jewish ritual bath, oldest of its kind in Europe, uncovered by archaeologists
Archeologists recently uncovered an historic 1,600-year-old Jewish bath known as a mikveh in Ostia Antica, the archaeological ...
Psephizo3d
Did Jesus teach in Greek?
The question of whether Jesus spoke and taught in Greek has, at times in the past, been a subject of serious debate. But for ...
Study Finds8d
Turns Out Our Ancestors Were Artists 60,000 Years Before Cave Paintings
Recent research provides compelling evidence that Middle Paleolithic peoples created deliberate patterns on stone artifacts ...
National Catholic Register8d
Mary Magdalene’s Hometown Along the Shores of the Sea of Galilee
Situated on the northern point of the Sea of Galilee, Magdala, at one point, was a robust fishing village. It was well known ...
Front Page Detectives on MSN10d
Ruins of 1500-Years-Old Jewish 'Purification' Bath Found While Digging a Roman City; 'Oldest Discovery of Its Kind in the World'
Old Jewish 'Purification' Bath Found While Digging a Roman City; 'Oldest Discovery of Its Kind in the World' Ancient ...
A romantic destination that Israelis are missing is just an hour from Tel Aviv
Luxurious suites in 16th-century buildings, rooftop chef meals with Mediterranean sunsets, and strolls through magical alleys ...
The Times of Israel16d
Could 1,600-year-old Galilee synagogue rewrite history of Jewish life under the Romans?
New radiocarbon dating at grand Huqoq sanctuary near Tiberias puts its construction after the empire embraced Christianity, ...
The Times of Israel17d
Roman-era Jewish bath in Italy may be oldest outside of Israel, points to vibrant Diaspora
Newly excavated site in Ostia Antica, dating as early as the 3rd century CE, offers fresh insight and new enigmas about the city's potential melting pot of Roman Empire communities ...
Discovery of ritual bath sheds light on Jewish life in ancient Rome
The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical ...
CNN19d
Discovery of ritual bath sheds light on Jewish life in ancient Rome
“No Roman mikva’ot (the Hebrew plural of mikveh) were previously known outside of ancient Judea, Galilee and Idumea (the ancient region located in modern-day Jordan), and it cannot but confirm ...
Greek Reporter20d
The Black Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt
The 25th Dynasty, introduced their own pyramids, showcasing their cultural and political connection to ancient Egypt. The construction of Nubian pyramids commenced at El Kurru in 751 BC, initially ...