The Canons of the Bible is the official collection of books recognized as inspired and sacred by a believing community. In addition to determining which books belong to the Bible, each tradition also establishes the order in which they appear. When we speak of the...
The Bible was not written all at once, from beginning to end, nor by a single author. The books that comprise it were produced over the course of more than a thousand years through a process of oral transmission, writing, compilation, and recognition by the community...
The street that passes in front of the office of the Israeli Prime Minister, in Jerusalem is called “Derech ‘Azza” – that is Gaza Road. It starts at the Jaffa Gate, where, in Jesus’ time, stood the citadel of Herod. The street is new, not its name. It appears in the...
The Holy Land, however, leaves a different kind of mark. Those who embark on a pilgrimage to this part of the Middle East are not simply looking to discover new places, but to draw closer to the settings where some of the most significant events in history took...
Just over a year ago, I had the joy of making a pilgrimage to the Holy Land for the second time, staying at the Saxum Conference Center near Jerusalem. In two parts, I would like to share some personal experiences from that unforgettable pilgrimage. The title itself...
When Rome took power in Jerusalem, the land of Israel was a deeply Hellenized region, though some pockets of population still preserved their own religious and cultural identity with great vigor. Pompey kept Hyrcanus II at the head of the Jewish state, deprived of the...
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