The President Shouldn’t Make a Lame-Duck Bid to Renew the “Peace Process”
It will only bind the hands of his successor.
October 28, 2016
An Ancient Papyrus May Be the Oldest Known Hebrew Document to Mention Jerusalem. But Is It Genuine?
A 7th-century-BCE note about wine?
The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) has recently announced that it has obtained a papyrus fragment from 7th or 8th century BCE whose text reads “From the female servant of the king, from Na’arat [a place near Jericho], two wineskins to Jerusalem.” If authentic, it would join a handful of Hebrew papyri predating the destruction of the First Temple. But a few respected experts have raised the possibility that it could be a forgery, written on genuinely ancient papyrus in an antique style. The scholar and blogger Jim Davila cautiously makes the case for its authenticity:
October 28, 2016
Britain Engages in Lawfare against Its Own Military
With implications for the U.S. and Israel.
A Muslim’s Memoir of Apostasy, and His Call for Reforming Islam
Atheist Muslim.
How Two Leading Orthodox Rabbis Responded to the Scopes Trial
Debating Darwin in synagogue.
An Ancient Papyrus May Be the Oldest Known Hebrew Document to Mention Jerusalem. But Is It Genuine?
A 7th-century-BCE note about wine?