In the famous Sermon on the Mount Yeshua said to his disciples “you are salt of the earth…” But what does that exactly mean? Look beyond the usual explanations, focus on the cultural context of his words and consider a…Continue Reading
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Between the Testaments
Protestant Christians call this time the “Intertestamental Period”, Jews call it the “Second Temple Period”. Learn some key facts about the historical eras that lead up to the days when the New Testament was written form these lectures recorded live…Continue Reading
Mark Kinzer and N. T. Wright on the Meaning of Israel
Dr. Mark Kinzer is one of the most prominent Messianic Jewish theologians. And Dr. Wright is a very well-known author and theologian, a retired archbishop of the Church of England. This video is their discussion on the meaning of Israel…Continue Reading
A City from the days of David and Saul Discovered
Researchers from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority and Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, believe they have discovered the Philistine town near Kiryat Gat, immortalized in the Biblical narrative. Ziklag is mentioned multiple times in the Bible…Continue Reading
Video Lecture: Conversion of Constantine
This is a video of a live lecture by Peter Heather given at Kings College London (October 2012) – “The conversion of Constantine and the Christianisation of Europe” Peter Heather is currently Professor of European Medieval History at Kings College London.
The Proof of Isaiah The Prophet?
An ancient clay seal bearing King Hezekiah was found in Jerusalem in 2015. As a part of the same collection of seals revealed the name of Isaiah. Is this a seal of the famous prophet Isaiah a contemporary of King Hezekiah? If it…Continue Reading
The Shiloah Tunnel
Shiloah is Hebrew for Siloam, the famed water source of ancient Jerusalem. In John’s gospel, Jesus healed a man born blind at Siloam (Shiloah). But what about the tunnel? That story goes back much further. The rebellion of the king…Continue Reading
The Thinker Jug
Israeli archaeologists and high school students found this jug in Yehud, a town near the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. It depicts “the thinker” a figure of a human in a retrospective pose. While jugs like this are fairly common finds…Continue Reading
Roman Road near Beit Shemesh
A beautifully preserved stretch of Roman road, about 2,000 years old, was uncovered near Beit Shemesh in preparations of laying a water pipeline to Jerusalem.