Magdala’s Mistaken Identity
The article offers a critical look at how an ancient Jewish port city Magdala on the Sea of Galilee came to be wrongly identified with the hometown of one of Jesus's most famous disciples, Mary Magdalene. It mentions the synagogue discovered at Magdala in 2009 is a rather modest hall lined with...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2022, Volume: 48, Issue: 3, Pages: 55-58 |
| Further subjects: | B
MARY Magdalene, Saint, fl. 1st century
B LAKE Tiberias (Israel) B Migdal (Israel) B Synagogues B STONE |
| Summary: | The article offers a critical look at how an ancient Jewish port city Magdala on the Sea of Galilee came to be wrongly identified with the hometown of one of Jesus's most famous disciples, Mary Magdalene. It mentions the synagogue discovered at Magdala in 2009 is a rather modest hall lined with stone benches, and the rectangular block, found in the center of the hall and known as the Magdala Stone, is decorated with carved reliefs. |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical archaeology review
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