In the last several weeks, we have been evaluating "The Lost Tomb of Jesus" from a writer's and journalist's standpoint. When can fiction techniques be used? How can they be used honestly? We've also taken a look at fiction genres,…
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be enrolled, each to his own city. And…
After the Editio Princeps of the Dead Sea Scrolls By Stephen J. Pfann, Ph.D. The University of the Holy Land, Jerusalem The publication of the Dead Sea Scrolls in just one generation following their discovery is a wonderful achievement. From…
We have all had a month to contemplate the last posting and its predecessors. How shall we now define the form of storytelling that is represented in the Jacobovici and Cameron film and the Jacobovici and Pellegrino book released last…
First Temple Remains During a recent archaeological inspection on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem carried out by the Israel Antiquities Authority over maintenance works of the Waqf, a sealed archaeological level probably dated to the First Temple Period was exposed…
Imagine greeting the plants of the Bible like old friends. ??? / Olea Europaea / Olive ???? ????? / Quercus ithaburensis / Tabor Oak ????? ????/ Pancratium maritimum / Sand Lily …
Beginning this academic year, the University of the Holy Land will offer online distance learning courses. UHL Fall 2007 course offerings The Fall Semester begins on October 21st. The Pen of a Ready Scribe
I have returned from some research in Italy. Our staff is on vacation. In the mean time, AP contacted me on my cell phone, (the journalist was surprised to hear that I was standing below the temples of Demeter and…
Why does Psalm 128 compare children at supper to olive shoots? I learned why at the Garden of Gethsemane. Be sure to check out the two UHL courses which focus geography, geology, history, ecology, botany, Bible (and more) as one…
A Visit to the tombs of Dominus Flevit: The Discovery of a Staged Event On Tuesday, May 1, members of our staff visited Dominus Flevit at the invitation of a film production team from the United States who were…