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The Dead Sea Scrolls: Past, Present, and Future

The Dead Sea Scrolls are considered by many to be the most significant archaeological find of the 20th century. This year, 2022, marks the 75th […]

Feb 21 Blog

Review: When Christians Were Jews: The First Generation

By: Zeba Crook

Paula Fredriksen's driving question? How did a thoroughly Jewish millenarian “kingdom” movement become a Gentile movement planning for a future what was never supposed to have come?

Oct 8 Blog

2,000-year-old Mikveh found in Lower Galilee

By: Jonathan Laden

An archaeological salvage dig found the remains of a Jewish farmstead from the Second Temple period, around the time of Jesus. Researchers are confident the […]

Feb 21 Blog

BASONOVA: From Sectarianism to Consensus: The Rise of Rabbinic Judaism

By: Michele Barasso

Sunday, February 23, 2020 From Sectarianism to Consensus: The Rise of Rabbinic Judaism presented by Lawrence Schiffman The late Second Temple period (second century BCE […]

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