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 […]
ESSAY: IN SEARCH OF MARY MAGDALENE
With the recent release of the film, Mary Magdalene, ALVIN JOHNSON takes a look at what we know about her…
Catholics and Jews mark history of the menorah with first joint show
RNS A 2,000-year-old stone block unearthed by archaeologists from an Israeli synagogue in the town of Magdala will be featured in the first-ever joint art exhibit mounted by the Vatican Museums and Rome’s Jewish community. The block, featuring a relief of a menorah beside two jugs, will be part of an exhibit titled Menorah: Worship, History […]