Was Mary Magdalene really from Magdala? Two scholars examine the evidence
RNS The findings were heralded with bold headlines. Archaeologists excavating near the Israeli town of Migdal, also known as Magdala, had found remnants of a first-century synagogue. “2nd-Temple-period synagogue found where Gospel’s Mary Magdalene was born,” The Jerusalem Post’s 12th December headline declared. Newsweek, Express UK and the Smithsonian magazine followed up with similar headlines. The […]
Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity removed from World Heritage in Danger list
Extensive restoration work undertaken on the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem – built on what is reputed to be the site of the birth of Jesus Christ, has been credited as the reason behind a decision to remove the church from UNESCO’s list of endangered world heritage sites. The World Heritage Commission, which made […]