by hadassah | Jul 12, 2016 | Byzantine Period
The Talmud is a compact, elliptical, but many-volumed collection of Jewish law and teachings. The achievement of Jews both in ancient Palestine and in Babylonia, the Talmud has come down to us in two basic editions. The Palestinian version, compiled around 400 A.D.,...
by hadassah | Feb 1, 2016 | Byzantine Period
C. Th. XV.xii.1- Bloody spectacles are not suitable for civil ease and domestic quiet. Wherefore since we have proscribed gladiators, those who have been accustomed to be sentenced to such work as punishment for their crimes, you should cause to serve in the mines, so...
by hadassah | Nov 17, 2015 | Byzantine Period, First Revolt to Bar Kokhba
The ancient synagogue at Ein Gedi, which is at the foot of the hill and was at the center of the settlement, was excavated and cleared for tourist visitation. North of the synagogue – there are archaeological finds of the village’s homes and roads, which were...
by hadassah | Jan 28, 2009 | Byzantine Period
Highlights- Nag Hammadi Library, 3rd-4th century CE Church of the Holy Sepulchre, 325 CE Codex Vaticanus, 350 CE Codex Sinaiticus, 350 CE Ein Gedi Synagogue- “Peace upon Israel,” 450 CE Rehov Synagogue Mosaic Floor, 6th-7th century CE Babylonian Talmud, c. 500 CE...
by hadassah | Dec 31, 2008 | Byzantine Period
Gold Coin Hoard Gold Coin Hoard in situ A hoard of more than 250 gold coins was exposed on Dec. 21, 2008, in the excavations the Israel Antiquities Authority is conducting in the Givati car park in the City of David, in the Walls Around Jerusalem National Park....
by hadassah | Dec 25, 2008 | Byzantine Period
Hammat Tiberias Synagogue Mosaic With the excavation of the 4th century Galilean synagogue at Hammath Tiberias by the Jewish Palestine Exploration Society in 1920-1, and the exposure of a mosaic floor depicting a Zodiac panel, torah shrine, and menorahs, as well as a...
