Here is where Prof. Robert Young first encounters the Sicarii
Known as the Mountain of Temptation. Where Jesus fasted for 40 days and 40 nights. Located east of Jericho. You can see the Monastery of...
« Non Nobis , Domine , Non Nobis , Sed Nomine Tuo Da Gloriam »
« Not to us, O Lord, not to us, But to your Name give glory. » The Knights Templar vowed poverty, yet they were the richest military...
Elazar Ben Yair's Ostracon, or potsherd found on Masada
The Sicarii used a lottery to determine who would kill whom. Ten were chosen to kill all the 960, then each other. It is a good guess to...
The Jewish Zealots vs. The Sicarii
The Zealots were formed by Judas the Galilean on, or around 6AD, as a result of heavy taxation imposed by the Roman procurators. The...
The Roman legions built this ramp with in three months or three years?
One of the controversies surrounding the Masada myth, is whether the ramp was built in a few weeks or over three years?
Masada, the myth and the controversy - more to come
Lately there are heated debates, and I do mean heated, with one scholar shouting down the other, about the Masada myth. I am not a...
As of today, November 30th, 2013,my blog http://curseofgodstreasure.blogspot.com/ is moving
I thought it might be a better idea to put the website and the blog in one spot. Henceforth, all postings will be here.
