Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin: Kindred Spirits?
Two men who waited decades to come in from the margins.
November 21, 2017
What Ancient Copper Mines Tell Archaeologists about the United Israelite Monarchy
The great controversy of biblical archaeology.
One of the major debates in the study of biblical archaeology is whether a single king ever reigned over ancient Israel in the 11th through 10th centuries BCE. According to the Bible, Kings Saul, David, and Solomon did just that; their kingdom split in two after Solomon’s death. While there is extensive corroborating evidence for these two successor monarchies, it has been impossible to prove or to disprove the existence of the original united monarchy. Excavations of the ancient copper mine in Timna, near Israel’s border with Jordan, presents some new evidence. Phillippe Bohstrom writes:
November 21, 2017
Hassan Rouhani: The Iranian “Moderate” Who Has Consolidated the Power of Radical Islamists
Yet the myth persists.
The Work of a Unique Jewish Artist, Murdered by the Nazis, Finally on Display as Its Creator Intended
Charlotte Salomon’s Life? Or Theater?
A Misconceived Book Seeks to Combat Bigotry by Romanticizing Islam
Garry Wills’ Quran.
What Ancient Copper Mines Tell Archaeologists about the United Israelite Monarchy
The great controversy of biblical archaeology.