Paul Lucas 
Ancient Jerusalem may have had fewer than 10,000 people Hershel Shanks May 05, 2022 9 Comments 50082 views Share It’s made such an enormous impact on Western civilization that it’s hard to fathom how small its population really was—small compared even to the centers of contemporaneous empires to the east and to the west. Of … Lire la suite
Examining the Critical Role of Local Workers in Archaeology Marek Dospěl May 04, 2022 0 Comments 429 views Share Egyptian foreman watching over local workers at the site of Beth Shemesh, in c. 1920–1933; credit: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC-DIG-matpc-15687 Ever since the 19th century, when Western explorers and archaeologists first began … Lire la suite
Was Roman emperor Domitian really the great persecutor of Christians? Mark Wilson May 03, 2022 37 Comments 41904 views Share Ancient portrait of Roman emperor Domitian (r. 81–96 C.E.) set into a bust by Guglielmo della Porta (16th c. C.E.) at the National Archaeological Museum, Naples. Photo: Dan Diffendale/CC BY-SA 2.0. As I revisited a … Lire la suite
Aaron in the Bible Bible Review‘s Supporting Roles by Elie Wiesel Elie Wiesel May 03, 2022 30 Comments 38979 views Share Aaron, the first high priest and brother to Moses, worships the golden calf, in an illumination from the late-13th-century manuscript La Somme le Ray. Elie Wiesel points out that this incident, which had disastrous … Lire la suite
L’Argentina è un paese molto diverso con una grande bellezza naturale, ricca di storia e cultura. Questo è stato riconosciuto anche dall’UNESCO, quindi, a partire dal 1978, i suoi siti storici sono stati qualificati per l’inclusione nell’elenco. Finora, ci sono 11 siti del Patrimonio mondiale dell’UNESCO in Argentina, 6 dei quali culturali e 5 naturali. … Lire la suite
New temple reveals religious pluralism in ancient Egypt Nathan Steinmeyer May 02, 2022 0 Comments 700 views Share Archaeologists excavate the Temple of Zeus in the Egyptian Sinai. Courtesy Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities via Twitter. As announced by Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of an ancient temple … Lire la suite
Dieser Bericht fällt etwas aus dem Rahmen dieses Blogs: Denn der Gegenstand hat -wenn überhaupt- nur marginal etwas mit Frankreich zu tun. Er schließt sich aber an den vorausgegangenen Blog-Text über den „Rheindompteur“ Tulla in Paris an: https://paris-blog.org/2022/04/14/johann-gottfried-tulla-der-rheindompteur-in-paris/ Die Kühkopf- Insel verdankt verdankt ja ihre Entstehung der von dem badischen Wasserbauingenieur Tulla am Oberrhein begonnenen … Lire la suite
Examining the figure of Balaam in later traditions Nathan Steinmeyer April 29, 2022 0 Comments 631 views Share Christ Tells His Disciples of the Last Judgment by Christoph Murer, 1630. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Balaam is one of the most enigmatic figures in the Hebrew Bible, and one of the earliest to … Lire la suite
Il Parco Nazionale Kornati è un arcipelago insulare di 89 isole disabitate, isolotti e scogliere. Il parco è famoso per le sue alte scogliere. Questo è il gruppo di isole più frastagliato del Mediterraneo. Kornati è un labirinto di isole pietrose. Il parco si trova nella parte settentrionale della regione della Dalmazia, a sud-ovest della … Lire la suite
Bible Review’s Supporting Roles by Elie Wiesel Elie Wiesel April 28, 2022 44 Comments 71999 views Share Read Elie Wiesel’s essay on Cain and Abel in the Bible as it originally appeared in Bible Review, February 1998.—Ed. Mankind’s first murderer, a weary Cain contemplates the death of his brother, Abel, who lies face down (at … Lire la suite
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