Clustered churches in Hippos-Sussita in sixth century C.E. indicate mutual tolerance among early Christian sects, which was not to last
Source: Tomb of unknown saint found in Israel, archaeologists deduce – Archaeology – Haaretz.com
A very detailed article about the churches at Hippos, the Northeast Insula Project, and the architectural changes in the 6th century.
These boxes weren’t ‘his.’ Yeshu, Jesus, was a common name in antiquity, authorities explain.
The IAA displays artifacts from the time of Jesus . . . we can know so much about the world in which He lived. But His words are what give us access to Him.
This year marks the seventieth anniversary of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. What have we learned over the past three score and ten? First, it has
Source: The Dead Sea Scrolls at Seventy – ASOR Blog
For an update on the current state of theorizing about the DDS (Dead Sea Scraps) . . . Good to see that monolithic theories are fading . . .
Researchers from the National Technical University of Athens have warned that the sacred site in Jerusalem is at a ‘very real risk’ of collapsing as it is discovered it lies on unstable ground.
Source: Jerusalem tomb of Jesus at risk of ‘catastrophic’ collapse | Daily Mail Online
Restored, but still in danger … the saga of the Holy Sepulchre. This article has good photos and a history of the site.
In a sixth-century Egyptian monastery’s library, high-tech imaging of parchments reveals thousands of pages of hidden text.
Source: Ancient Parchments Reveal Old Texts Concealed by Newer Ones
I expect some wonderful and interesting discoveries from the oldest Christian library never disrupted by raids or war.