Tag Archives: Jerusalem

Let My People Go: A New Exodus from Egypt?

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Santi Tafarella

Blogging at the Jerusalem Post, Barry Shaw offers a provocative take on Egyptian Christians, describing them as: . . . defenseless as were the Jews in Europe seventy years ago. And his advice to Christians as an Israeli observer is the … Continue reading →

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“Avatar” and the Destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Santi Tafarella

Something that jumped out at me in the film Avatar was this: the calamity that befell the blue pagan forest people came very close to tracking the calamity that befell the Jews in 70 CE (when the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and … Continue reading →

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The Iran Nuclear Situation Gets Even More Dicey

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Santi Tafarella

This today in the NY Times: Western intelligence officials now want to determine whether there are even more secret enrichment sites. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates dodged the question of whether there were additional sites during a television appearance over … Continue reading →

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NOVA’s “The Bible’s Buried Secrets” is a Must See Documentary for Those Interested in Learning About Contemporary Archeology’s Take on the Bible

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

I just watched, on PBS, the premier of NOVA’s documentary, The Bible’s Buried Secrets, and I highly recommend it. The program, through interviews with some of the most well-known biblical archeologists in the world, surveys the grand scope of the … Continue reading →

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