Israel Museum unveils rare Old Testament manuscript from "silent era"
A rare Old Testament manuscript some 1,300 years old is finally on display for the first time, after making its way from a secret room in a Cairo synagogue to the hands of an American collector.
Associated Press, June 4, 2007
(See UHL Weblog as well)
Jesus tomb film scholars backtrack
Several prominent scholars who were interviewed in a bitterly contested documentary that suggests that Jesus and his family members were buried in a nondescript ancient Jerusalem burial cave have now revised their conclusions...
Jerusalem Post, April 11, 2007
Scholar: 'Jesus Tomb' documentary got it wrong
A prominent scholar looking into the factual basis of a popular but widely criticized documentary film that claims to have located the tomb of Jesus said Tuesday that a crucial piece of evidence filmmakers used to support their claim is a mistake.
Associated Press, March 13, 2007
Giving 'Jesus' the silent treatment
At the New York press conference held Monday to launch his The Lost Tomb of Jesus documentary, filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici was asked whether his whole thesis hinged on the inscription on the ossuary alongside him truly reading "Jesus son of Joseph."
Jerusalem Post, March 1, 2007
Director Claims Discovery Of Jesus' Tomb
At a news conference in New York City on Monday morning, film director James Cameron described the evidence he and other filmmakers said proves Jesus was buried and had a son...
NBC and Associated Press, February 26, 2007
Ancient latrine fuels debate at Qumran
Researchers say their discovery of a 2,000-year-old toilet at one of the world's most important archaeological sites sheds new light on whether the ancient Essene community was home to the authors of many of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Associated Press, January 2, 2007
Nazareth Village: Recreating Jesus' Birth
From childhood most of us learned a traditional version of the birth of Jesus. But scholars say that wasn't exactly the way it happened.
CBN, December 25, 2006
Re-Tracing Mary's Footsteps Through Check Points, Visas and Borders
Historic Route Proves Difficult in Modern Political Era
ABC News, December 25, 2006
Nazarenes live and act as Jesus did
Two thousand years after Jesus walked the hills of the Galilee, a group of American and Israeli scholars have created Nazareth Village, the kind of first-century Hebrew town where Jesus grew up, in the very city where he was raised.
CNN, December 19, 2006
'Miracle Pool' Found in Jerusalem
Archaeologists in Jerusalem have uncovered the stone remains of the biblical Siloam Pool
Associated Press, December 24, 2004
...New Look to Old Story
Jesus was born at home, not in stable, say two leading Bible scholars.
Associated Press, December 10, 1994
...After 50 Stormy Years
RAYS OF LIGHT NOW FALL ON STUDY OF THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS
From The New York Times, July 27, 1997
...Bible Scholar
SHEDS LIGHT ON JESUS’ BOYHOOD IN NAZARETH
Associated Press, December 24, 1997
...New Archaeological Dig
SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS
published by UHL
...Last Supper Chalice Likely a Simple Clay Cup
Associated Press, April 11, 1998
