Sun Sentinel

Rare First Temple-era stone seal unearthed in Jerusalem

(JNS) A rare and unique First Temple-era stone seal inscribed with a name in paleo-Hebrew script has been uncovered near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on August ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs

Metaphors in the Torah: The Ancient Language of Paleo-Hebrew

To sum up: the study of Paleo-Hebrew, whether you agree with every interpretation or not, certainly opens up an entirely new perspective to the study of the Torah. In addition, it also challenges the ...
The Times of Israel

As ‘oldest’ Ten Commandments go up for auction, some scholars question authenticity

A stone tablet billed as the oldest extant copy of the Ten Commandments is slated to go on auction at Sotheby’s in New York on Wednesday — but some experts are skeptical of its provenance, according ...
The Times of Israel

Oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments sells for over $5m

NEW YORK — The oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments sold for more than $5 million at an auction on Wednesday. Sotheby’s said the 115-pound (52-kilogram) marble slab was ...
The New York Times

A Ten Commandments Tablet Goes Up for Auction, and Questions Abound

Bids may rise to a million or more, Sotheby’s estimates, though some experts say that fakes and forgeries abound. By Victor Mather Sotheby’s auction house is selling a stone version of the Ten ...