Ancient Jewish History

Akhenaten is sometimes mistakenly thought of as a monotheist, but he was the Pharaoh who helped set the groundwork for...

Cave where Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and his son Rabbi Elazar hid for thirteen years. Photo...

Caesarea, the seat of the Roman government over Judea. Photo by Ian and Wendy Sewell. Published...

Bust of Akhenaten The phrase “the New Empire,” as opposed to the Old and Middle Kingdoms,...

Ancient Egyptian art depicting the defeat of the Hyksos. In about the year 1700 BCE, a...

The Nile Delta, as seen from satellite. Image owned by NASA and taken by Jacques Descloitres...

Jewish history works in strange and surprising ways. A perfect example is how the Diaspora spread from Babylonia to North...

The Times of the Roman War As Roman corruption and culture destroyed the social fabric of Jewish life, Judea revolted....

The Tombs of Esther and Mordechai in Hamadan, Iran. Photo by Nick Taylor. The victory for...

Photo by Ulterior Epicure On the surface, the Purim story is pure narrative, a story like...