07/15 | The open-air altar shrine, called a bamah (plural bamot), is known through several books of the Biblical canon. Often referred to as “high places” in translations of the Bible, bamot Read more…
Posted in Ancient Israel, Biblical Archaeology Topics, Hebrew Bible.
04/01 | James Tabor presents a fresh look at the original text of the earliest Gospel. Read more…
Posted in New Testament.
03/26 | Most scholars believe that early Christians did not use the cross as an image of their religion. So how did the cross become modern Christianity’s most popular symbol? Read more…
Posted in Crucifixion.
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Megan Sauter
With 11 rock-hewn churches, Lalibela, Ethiopia, is understandably a place of pilgrimage for those in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Explore Lalibela’s spectacular subterranean churches in this web-exclusive slideshow.
