Jesus (Christ), the «Nootz(e)ri» or «Nazarene» – who was he, what did he (really) stand for, and how did he die? In the first post of this Easter series, we saw that (1) contrary to what some have been claiming, there do exist fairly extensive non-Christian traditions referring to a person who is clearly (for…
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The enigmatic Huqoq Mosaic – whom does it really depict?
Discovered in the ruins of an ancient synagogue in Galilee in 2012/2013, this stunning scene, part of a series of unusually well-preserved mosaics adorning the floors of a synagogue dated to the 400s A.D., has been surmised to depict a meeting between Alexander the Great and the High Priest of Jerusalem, many centuries before, but…
Edmund Schilvold: Skribent, fotograf, filosof, friluftsentusiast 