The Biblical Formation Center of Ecce Homo (Jerusalem) concluded last Saturday (January 30) the Biblical Program for Portuguese and Spanish speakers. The program began on January 3 and ended with a Mass in the Holy Sepulchre Church, located in the Old City of Jerusalem. The blog FOS published a video in which Bro. Elio Passeto Read More
Today morning, Professor Israel Yuval (Director of the Interdisciplinary Research Center in Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University) gave a lecture at the Fr. Josef Stiassny Hall, in Ratisbonne. The conference “The New Testament in the Talmud” focused on the possible references to the New Testament found in the Talmud, leading us to believe that Read More
For the first time, the royal seal of King Hezekiah in the Bible has been found in an archaeological excavation. The stamped clay seal, also known as a bulla, was discovered in the Ophel excavationsled by Dr. Eilat Mazar at the foot of the southern wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The discovery was Read More
A unique menorah mosaic was recently uncovered on a synagogue floor at Horvat Kur in the Galilee. Dated to the Byzantine period (fourth–seventh centuries), the mosaic depicts an elaborate seven-branched menorah (lampstand) with oil lamps resting at the top of each arm of the candelabra. The lamp at the top of the middle branch has Read More
In his book “God is near us”, the Pope Benedict XVI brilliantly answer the question “Did Jesus fail on the Cross?” “Did Jesus fail? Well, he certainly was not successful in the same sense as Caesar or Alexander the Great. From the worldly point of view, he did fail in the first instance: he died Read More
The Sabbath is commanded by God Every week religious Jews observe the Sabbath, the Jewish holy day, and keep its laws and customs. The Sabbath begins at nightfall on Friday and lasts until nightfall on Saturday. In practical terms the Sabbath starts a few minutes before sunset on Friday and runs until an hour after Read More
by Joel Moreira, nds Reading an article of Ronald J. Allen about pericopes of Acts of Apostles, I have found some interesting comments regarding the relationship of Jesus’ teaching and the Jewish people and I supposed this excerpt was worth taking a look: ‘Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the Read More
The world’s oldest complete copy of the Ten Commandments is going on rare display at Israel’s leading museum in an exhibit tracing civilization’s most pivotal moments.The 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scroll, from a collection of the world’s most ancient biblical manuscripts discovered near the Dead Sea east of Jerusalem, has never before been publicly displayed in Read More
Michal (c. 10th century B.C.E.)The youngest daughter of King Saul. She fell in love with David. Michal helped David escape her father’s wrath by lowering him out of her window and deceiving the royal messengers sent to kill him. The marriage of Michal and David seems to have been at first sustained by love and Read More
