by Dr. John DeLancey | Oct 20, 2016 | Everyday Israel, Modern Israel Issues
There are just some old “rock and roll” tunes that seem to last forever. One of them is the song called Sweet Home Alabama. The three main chords and the beat of the song are not only recognizable, but they are catchy. So when an ultra-Orthodox / Hasidic...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Oct 19, 2016 | Modern Israel Issues
It is very difficult to determine what’s going on in the Middle East. There are so “players” in the game (e.g. Syria, Russia, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel Iran, Iraq, ISIS, etc…). For sure, it’s so hard to make sense of any of this. One man...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Oct 18, 2016 | Archaeology
Unarguably, the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls at Qumran is Israel’s most important and significant find! The revelation of about 900 ancient texts (depending on how you cont them) from just 11 caves along the western coastline of the Dead Sea changed the...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Oct 17, 2016 | Context and Culture of the Bible, Everyday Israel
Chag Same’ach Sukkot! From now through sundown Oct. 23, our Israeli and Jewish brothers and sisters will celebrate the last of the 3 Fall Festivals: Sukkot, also known as the Feast of Tabernacles (or Booths). It’s a week-long festival commemorating the...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Oct 15, 2016 | Context and Culture of the Bible, Everyday Israel
The life of a shepherd is a difficult one. In a previous post, I wrote that there are many shepherds in Israel. It was an ancient profession. The large number of sheep in the land during the days of the Bible can be understood when we remember that Job had fourteen...