2nd-Temple-period synagogue found where Gospel’s Mary Magdalene was born The building is the second synagogue from the time uncovered in Migdal, ...

Jewish apocalyptic literature from the 2nd Temple period reveals the idea was evolving even before the rise of Christianity. ReligionForBreakfast. The History of Hell. Posted: May 19, ...

The watercourse was one of two conduits built during the late Second Temple period to ferry water to Jerusalem from natural springs near Bethlehem, around 21 kilometers (13 miles) away.

Harkins, Angela Kim. “The Function of Prayers of Ritual Mourning in the Second Temple Period.” Pages 80-101 in Functions of Psalms and Prayers in the Late Second Temple Period. Conference proceedings ...

New research using an AI model named Enoch suggests the Dead Sea Scrolls may be older than previously thought, dating many to around 200 B.C. instead of 150-50 B.C.

Gayle Anderson reports that for the first time, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library presents eight authentic Dead Sea Scrolls and more than 200 artifacts from the Second Temple period. This is ...

Haber explained, “During the Herodian period, the area in question was home to the city’s wealthiest residents. While several other ritual baths have been unearthed in the area, the importance of this ...

Built during the Second Temple era (516 BCE – 70 CE), the aqueduct system was used to transport water from natural springs near Bethlehem, some 13 miles away, to the capital in Jerusalem.

A small, 2,000-year-old clay token inscribed with Greek letters and an image of a wine jug, found among sifted debris from the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, was probably used during the Second Temple ...

The Dead Sea Scrolls, believed to date back to around 250 BCE to 68 CE and discovered between 1947 and 1956 in caves near the Dead Sea, are fragile parchments that represent an unparalleled ...