God in three persons, blessed trinity. What is holy? We know that that word is an adjective, modifying a noun. Can a person be holy? Can a thing be holy? What about the Hebrews’ “Holy of holies?” ...

Frankincense, myrrh, and… cannabis? Archaeologists have discovered traces of weed on an ancient Israelite altar, suggesting that getting high was a religious ritual for the Hebrew people. The ...

Altogether awesome and holy is the small area circumferenced by the ruins of King Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem. A Mohammedan can enter and behold the golden urn in which repose two hairs from the ...

NEW HAVEN >> Robert Kerson can’t be sure, and proving his theory would be an insurmountable problem, but Kerson believes he’s found the answer to an ancient question: the precise location of the ...

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its ...

THE SIGN AT the entrance is clear: “According to Torah Law entering the Temple Mount area is strictly forbidden due to the holiness of the site.” Rabbinical tradition holds that Jews may not set foot ...

NEW HAVEN >> Robert Kerson can’t be sure, and proving his theory would be an insurmountable problem, but Kerson believes he’s found the answer to an ancient question: the precise location of the ...