by hadassah | Sep 18, 2016 | Fall of the Hasmoneans and Roman Conquest
Anti-Idolism As Rome conquered Judea, the laissez-faire attitude toward art which depicted idolatry began to disappear. Prof. Steven Fine, Yeshiva University, Produced by Down Low Pictures for COJS What do you want to know? Ask our AI widget and get answers...
by hadassah | Sep 18, 2016 | First Revolt to Bar Kokhba
Archaeology and Zionism For Zionism, archaeology became a connection to the Land of Israel and proof of the existence of Jewish life in the area in ancient times. Prof. Steven Fine, Yeshiva University, Produced by Down Low Pictures for COJS What do you want to...
by hadassah | Sep 18, 2016 | First Revolt to Bar Kokhba
Jewish Archaeology – Discoveries Every once in a while, you can find one artifact which summarizes a whole lot of information and gives you a new or better vision of what existed before. Prof. Steven Fine, Yeshiva University, Produced by Down Low Pictures for...
by hadassah | Sep 18, 2016 | Talmud and Daily Life
Jewish Archaeology – Overview Jewish archaeology is a way of studying the Jewish past through objects that were found in the ground and can be read within the context of Jewish history, literature and art. Prof. Steven Fine, Yeshiva University, Produced by Down...
by hadassah | Sep 18, 2016 | The Significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls
The Gigantic Dimensions of the Visionary Temple in the Temple Scroll, By Magen Broshi The Temple Scroll and its contents have already been described at some length for BAR readers by the scroll’s editor, the late Yigael Yadin. Until his untimely death in 1984,...
by hadassah | Sep 15, 2016 | A Short History of the Dead Sea Scrolls and What They Tell Us, The Significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Lawrence H. Schiffman. “The Significance of the Scrolls,” Bible Review (6:5),1990. The second generation of scholars—or is it the third?—offers a new perspective on the texts from the Qumran caves Dead Sea Scroll scholarship is undergoing a virtual revolution....
