Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its ...

The massive cave, covering approximately 9,000 square meters, is entirely carved into the hard limestone rock. Though it was initially a small natural cave, the builders of ancient Jerusalem ...

As a student of history, I will not dismiss the kings and warriors who fought to defend their sovereignty. That includes Zedekiah. How ironic that Jeremiah – the great prophet who warned that the ...

In Luke’s Gospel, which the Church reads during its year-long cycle C, Jesus heads to Jerusalem relentlessly, tirelessly, unstoppably, on his mission to establish his kingdom. On Palm Sunday, at the ...

The Republican National Convention opened yesterday in Cleveland with a horrifying “benediction” from prosperity-gospel huckster Mark Burns. (You can watch it here, but I’d wait an hour first if ...

This week, the professor continues his series of articles on the greatest villains of the Bible. Alas, there are many to choose from! This week: King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, who destroyed the city ...