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Why Did the Israelites Make a Golden Calf? Why did the Israelites make a golden calf? It’s a question that has puzzled readers of the biblical Book of Exodus for millennia As Exodus tells us, after Yahweh is victorious over the gods and armies of Egypt and delivers the Israelites from slavery, he brings them to Mt Sinai to initiate a covenant The covenant process is initiated by a theophany in which God himself descends upon the
What’s Missing from Codex Sinaiticus, the Oldest New Testament? The Codex Sinaiticus text differs in numerous instances from that of the authorized version of the Bible in use during Constantine Tischendorf’s time See a visual comparison between the King James Version and the Codex Sinaiticus
The Sisters of Sinai - Biblical Archaeology Society The Sisters of Sinai How Two Lady Adventurers Discovered the Hidden Gospels (New York: Alfred A Knopf, 2009), 316 pp , $27 95 (hardcover) by Janet Soskice Reviewed by John Merrill Few of life’s possibilities entice the human psyche more than the prospect of finding hidden treasure And for persons of faith, a significant Biblical artifact can be more precious than gold or jewels Moreover
Tischendorf on Trial for Removing Codex Sinaiticus, the Oldest New . . . Legendary Leipzig scholar Constantine Tischendorf died surrounded by controversy at the relatively young age of 59 Known for his skills at discovering and deciphering rare ancient manuscripts, Tischendorf’s chance finding of Codex Sinaiticus, the oldest New Testament manuscript, at St Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai—and his later removal of the manuscript—made him both famous and
The Remarkable Story of the Sinai Palimpsest The Sisters of Sinai, written by Janet Soskice, offers one such tale, bringing to life two fascinating sisters, Agnes Lewis and Margaret Gibson, who accidentally discovered the Sinai Palimpsest while visiting St Catherine’s Monastery
The Oasis of Qurayyah - Biblical Archaeology Society The ancient North Arabian site of Qurayyah was possibly the center of the land of Midian, where, according to Exodus, Moses first encounters the Israelite god Yahweh Archaeological exploration at Qurayyah has brought to light a vibrant urban oasis that thrived for millennia and was closely connected with Egypt and the broader ancient Near East
Copper and the History of the Alphabet in Ancient Egypt The excavated building, which was nearly 2,500 square feet, was strategically located near the area’s main water source In addition to being an administrative center, the building was the largest ancient Egyptian copper smelting facility in the Sinai and one of the main smelting sites in the entire eastern Mediterranean
Temple of Zeus Uncovered in Egyptian Sinai As announced by Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of an ancient temple of Zeus Kasios at the site of Tell el-Farma in the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula The discovery sheds further light on the religious multiculturalism that thrived in Egypt during antiquity Zeus Kasios was an amalgamation of the Greek god Zeus and Mount Kasios (biblical Mount