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Mark and John: A Wedding at Cana—Whose and Where?
A version of “Mark and John: A Wedding at Cana—Whose and Where?” originally appeared on Dr. James Tabor’s popular Taborblog, a site that discusses and reports on “‘All things biblical’ from the Hebrew...
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Who Were the Phoenicians?
Amrit’s Phoenician temple in modern Syria dates to the sixth–fourth centuries B.C.E.—when the Persians controlled the region. The temple’s elevated cella in the middle of its court and surrounding...
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Biblical Riot at Ephesus: The Archaeological Context
This Roman theater played an important role in the riot at Ephesus against Paul and the early Christians, according to Luke’s account in Acts 19. Photo: Jordan Pickett. In Acts 19, Luke describes a...
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The House of Peter: The Home of Jesus in Capernaum?
For much of his adult life, the home of Jesus was in Capernaum, a small fishing village on the Sea of Galilee. It was here during the infancy of early Christianity that he began his ministry in the...
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Where Is Biblical Bethsaida?
Where is Biblical Bethsaida? One contender is the site of et-Tell, a mile and a half north of the Sea of Galilee. Photo: Duby Tal and Moni Haramati, Albatross/Courtesy of Bethsaida Excavations. The...
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New Paintings Found at Pompeii
Scene of Phaedra (left) and Hippolytus (far right) discovered during new excavations in Pompeii. Credit: Archaeological Park of Pompeii. Archaeologists working in Pompeii have uncovered yet another...
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Roman Law & Order: Judean Fraud Unit
LAW AND ORDER: The Greek papyrus discovered in the Judean Desert. Courtesy Shai Halevi, IAA. A lengthy papyrus, found in the Judean Desert, sheds light on law and order in the Roman provinces of Judea...
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Herod Antipas in the Bible and Beyond
Although he ruled as tetrarch over Galilee in Jesus’ time, we hear relatively little about Herod Antipas in the Bible and other ancient sources of the period. Was Herod Antipas (depicted in a painting...
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Where Did Jesus Turn Water into Wine?
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus...
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Bar Kokhba Tunnels in the Galilee
Tunnels at Huqoq used during the Bar Kokhba Revolt. Courtesy Emil Aladjem, IAA. Excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have revealed a complex of underground tunnels built by the Jewish...
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