Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem just before Passover is a well-known and sometimes even a celebrated event. Each of the four gospel writers describes this Hosanna moment from their own vantage point. This article is written in a form of a drash – a teaching designed to be applicational in nature....
Lawrence Mykytiuk writes that there are figures “mentioned in the Bible have been identified in the archaeological record. Their names appear in inscriptions written during the period described by the Bible and in most instances during or quite close to the lifetime of the person identified.” Here is a list...
An old Christian hymn evokes God’s help to never to forget the suffering of Jesus – “King of my life, I crown Thee now, Thine shall the glory be; lest I forget Thy thorn-crowned brow, Lead me to Calvary… Lest I forget Thy love for me, lead me to Calvary....
The Bible was not written in English. In fact, throughout history Jews communicated in multiple languages, Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic, and their ancient texts are a product of this multilingual mix. Of course, Classical Hebrew is the language in which most of the Biblical stories came down to us. But Aramaic,...
Do you know how deep? Somewhere inside you suspect there must be so much more. As you read the Bible some pieces of the puzzle are missing and some things just do not make any sense. The roots of your faith run deep, indeed, they are quite ancient. The matter...
You found it… For all the browsing on the internet, you have stumbled onto a page that helps you to connect biblical texts with their cultural contexts. If you believe in the Bible and feel that context is crucial to understand any communication then you are in the right place....
The archaeologist who excavated a Jerusalem burial cave in Talpiot, featured in a new film is among the experts who have slammed the movie’s claim that the cave is the tomb of Jesus, his wife, and their son. The film—The Lost Tomb of Jesus, directed by Canadian journalist...
Excavated from Bulgarian church ruins, remains are from the right time and place. Purported skeletal remains of John the Baptist have been dated to the first century A.D. and so could conceivably have belonged to the “forerunner of Christ,” who baptized Jesus, the scientists say. Discovered in 2010 among...
Apparently, some scientists are trying to find out if this is possible to find Jesus’ DNA. It was the first stop on an extraordinary journey. On a bright but bitterly cold January afternoon earlier this year, I found myself on a small island in the Black Sea, just off Sozopol...
