The Western Wall plaza reopened this week, with worshippers limited in number, required to wear masks and to have their temperature checked.
A new excavation has determined that Solomon’s Pools were built by the Romans in the 2nd century AD. The academic report was published in Palestine Exploration Quarterly last year.
“The Dead Sea Scrolls in Recent Scholarship” is a 4-day virtual conference hosted by NYU that begins on May 17. Registration is free and required for each day.
Thieves have plundered and destroyed remains at Khirbet Astunah as well as a number of other sites in the West Bank.
Bill Barrick has written an interesting and well-illustrated post on the ancient city of Jezreel.
King Saul appears to be the theme of the week, as Ferrell Jenkins shares photos of Gibeah, Beth Shean and flowers on Mount Gilboa.
Shmuel Browns shares photos from a recent visit he made to Samaria-Sebaste.
Scott Stripling is interviewed in the second installment of “Discussions with the Diggers.”
Walking the Text has created a number of study guides for recent series, including Psalm 23, The Lord’s Prayer, and The Sabbath.
Patrick D. Miller died last week.
HT: Ted Weis, Agade, Joseph Lauer, Charles Savelle, Explorator
