UNESCO’s Folly
By Shelley Neese In October 2016, UNESCO’s executive board ratified a resolution that attempted to erase 3,000 years of Jewish religious history in Jerusalem. The resolution was drafted by Jordan and submitted by Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, and...
Christmas Carols
Last week, I talked about the story of Hanukkah. In general, my goal is always to impart knowledge of Jewish feasts, festivals, traditions, and commentary to Christians who are trying to dig deeper into the Bible and to understand the Jewishness of their Messiah and...
The Story of Hanukkah
By Shelley Neese I co-teach a Sunday School class at my church. Actually, I go to an Anglican congregation so we call it the "Rector's Forum." I intended to give a 2,000 year broad sweep of Temple Mount history. Since it was Hanukkah, I thought I would introduce the...
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Professor Sukenik and the first Dead Sea Scrolls
By Shelley Neese On November 24, 1947, with the British Mandate approaching expiration, the nascent Jewish nation was caught up in a bloody civil war with Palestinian nationalists. Jerusalem was divided by barbed wire, booby traps, and makeshift walls as British...
The First Dead Sea Scrolls
By Shelley Neese In 1946 or 1947—no one knows for certain—a Bedouin goatherd nicknamed Muhammad the Wolf led his flock around the cliffs lining the northwest edge of the Dead Sea. As the livestock grazed on sparse vegetation, Muhammad wandered around the boulders....
Opening the Copper Scroll
By Shelley Neese A few weeks ago, I wrote about how the Copper Scroll was found. However, in the beginning, the Copper Scroll didn’t set off the kind of alarm bells that you may expect. The black market was flooded with Dead Sea Scrolls, most of which were very...
Official Copper Scroll Project Book Trailer
The Copper Scroll Project officially launched on October 31, 2018. I thought I would never see this day come but strangers are picking up the book in the airport, checking it out from the library, and adding it to their holiday wish list. The book is doing what books...
Christian Media Summit in Jerusalem
By Shelley Neese Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend the second annual Christian Media Summit in Jerusalem. Hosted by the Government Press Office, the four-day event brought together 130 pro-Israel Christian media figures from 30 countries. The goal of the...
One Man’s Epic Search
By Victor Sharpe, Canada Free Press--- “Within two full years will I bring back into this place all the vessels of Hashem‘s house, that NeBuchadnezar king of Bavel took away from this place, and carried them to Bavel;” Jeremiah 28:3 (The Israel Bible™) The author of...