It isn’t often that one discovers Israeli art depicting female heroines. In the small town of Huqoq the only known example of some Biblical stories depicting famous women was discovered in Mosaic form: Archeologists working at a dig in the Galilean town of Huqoq have uncovered the earliest known depictions of the biblical heroines Deborah…
Globalism and Canaanite Jars: 1200 BC
When we hear the term “globalism” we usually think of it in the context of a recent era of civilization where economics is implied. Probably, the era 1,200 years BC does not readily spring to mind. Assuredly, there are a very select few for whom the word “amphorae” might be considered. However, a recently discovered Bronze Age shipwreck off of Northern Israel’s coast, has links to all of these issues
Israeli Archaeology: A Political Battleground
When one thinks of history, one believes it can generally speak for itself by the facts it leaves behind. Not so in present Israel: “What we’re seeing is a deliberate attempt to undermine Jewish historical ties to the land,” Yishai Fleisher, international spokesman for Hebron, the cradle of Jewish civilization located in Judea, told Fox News…
Book Review: The Door Where It Began
ISBN: 9659087403 Raymond Robert Fisher, the author of this work, passed on in 2011 according to his publisher’s site. Of course, as a believer in Messiah, it might be said instead that he “merely sleeps” and is awaiting a very specific alarm clock. This work of Mr. Fischer takes on a monumental task–it seeks to…