A British Christian Zionist Colonel and His Legion of Maccabees
John Patterson, lion hunter and leader of Jewish soldiers.
December 22, 2025
Ancient Coins Testify to the Tragic Aftermath of the Hanukkah Story
Degraded Hasmonean currency.
For all the nobility of the Maccabees, it’s worth recalling that their story ended in tragedy. The Hasmonean dynasty that Judah Maccabee founded, within three generations, deteriorated into fratricidal infighting, leading one rival for the throne to call in the Romans for help—with disastrous results. The Temple Mount Sifting Project explains how degraded bronze coins testify to this breakdown of the last independent Jewish state until modern times:
December 22, 2025
Ancient Coins Testify to the Tragic Aftermath of the Hanukkah Story
Degraded Hasmonean currency.
The Mystery of a Menorah Pendant from Roman Jerusalem
A Jewish amulet in a Judenrein city.
Jerusalem: The Scandal of Jewish Particularity
The empirical case for the chosen people.
Iran’s Fusion Gambit
An impossible, megalomaniacal plan.