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Questions pertaining to the relationship between archaeology and Judaism.
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Does archaeology give us any idea of the geographical locations in שמות 14:2?
To my understanding, Pi Hakhirot has yet to be properly identified. Some say that "pi" refers to the Egyptian word "house", so it would mean "The House of Khirot" and Khirot may refer to the name of a …
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Have Egyptian paintings of the exodus been discovered? (some claim they are shown in this book)
Likely he was referring to the Book of Gates, an Egyptian text that was drawn on walls of Egyptian tombs and sarcophagi and features what some interpret to be the story of the splitting of the sea fro …
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While Torah means instructions, does this explain it equaling commands?
The Talmud describes some aspects of what happened at Mt. Sinai during the giving of the Torah in Shabbat 88a:
"The Gemara cites additional homiletic interpretations on the topic of the revelation at …
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How does the Motza Temple fit into our tradition?
From what I've gathered so far, researchers seem to agree that this temple was built prior to the religious reforms enacted by Kings Chizkiyahu and Yoshiyahu1. On-site, the altar and other cultish/ido …
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First archaeological evidence of Crowns on Letters in a written scroll
I would say it's probably Wadi Sdeir Genesis (WS-1). According to Dr. Drew Longacre in his essay "Reconsidering the Date of the En-Gedi Leviticus Scroll (EGLev): Exploring the Limitations of the Compa …
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Was "If thou forgettest Me one day, I will forget thee two days" found in the DSS?
Having since learned much more about the Dead Sea Scrolls, and having gone through several editions of the published material, which is most of what has been found, I think I can safely say that this …
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Is the Midrash Chad Shenati available online?
All Genizah manuscripts are uploaded to the Genizah website (sign-up, for free, required) and can be viewed in the Cairo Genizah section. The portion of Midrash Chad Shenati quoted all over the intern …