Temple Priests, Levites and Prophets
Priests, Levites, and Prophets in the Temple The traditional priests in the Tabernacle and the Temple were from the tribe of Levi, descended from the lineage of Aaron. According to…
Sacred Music and Judaism
Temple Sacred Music Sacred singing and music have accompanied human religious worship since the hunter-gatherer period. Many of the caves where early man lived have special acoustic properties, and this…
Jewish Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
Pilgrimage and the Experience of Holiness The Temple was a center of activity and life, not an empty building that existed in itself. A central part of this activity were…
First Temple Period
The Riddle of First Temple Tombs One hundred and thirty rock-cut tombs have been found in Jerusalem from the First Temple period, some of which bear inscriptions that attest to…
Babylonia Astrology and Zoroaster
Babylonian Astrology Babylon is an ancient kingdom that appeared already at the beginning of the second millennium BCE (Hammurabi). They were experts in prophecy and saw omens in the phenomena…
Second Temple early period
The Building of the Second Temple In 586 BCE the First Temple was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, and the Jewish people went into exile in Babylon. Forty-seven years later,…
Greek Philosophy in Jerusalem
The Greeks Are Coming According to Max Dimont[1], Judaism knew how to change throughout history in response to external challenges, showing vitality and inner strength. Until the end of the…
Hasmonean Jerusalem
The Hasmoneans in Jerusalem Antiochus IV was an exceptional figure in the history of the ancient world. He developed a personal and profound connection with Zeus and claimed that he…
Greek Mysteries in Jerusalem
The Mysteries of the Hellenic World The Greeks believed that the soul descended into the underworld after death, where it remained without possibility of redemption, dwelling in the eternal fields…