By the beginning of the first century AD, Jews had spread from ... their independent existence under Roman law. The temple in Jerusalem Although each Jewish community worshipped at its own ...
In this period, however, we should always remember that there is only one Temple and that's the one ... Purity is not an ethical metaphor in first century Judaism. Purity is a state.
The oil: Judah Makabee ordered the Temple to be purified, and a new altar to be built in place of the one polluted by pig’s ...
Woe to you, O Jerusalem—and woe to the historian who writes about your ... He simply tried, as many others did, to be decent in the face of evil. On the first day of the Republican National Convention ...
Intricately designed 1,700-year-old artifact was discovered intact near the Mount of Olives and will go on display in ...
Jerusalem does not belong to Turkey. Aspirations to re-create a neo-Ottoman colonial empire are nothing more than a dystopian ...
Hanukkah is an eight-day festival marking the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem. Here's what to know about the ...
Each year, starting on the 25 th of the Jewish month of Kislev, Jews celebrate Hanukkah, often called the Festival of Lights.