The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/gospel/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:39:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png gospel | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/gospel/ 32 32 Hangry Jesus? Rumbling stomach may have spurred iconic ‘cleansing of the Temple’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/hangry-jesus-rumbling-stomach-may-have-spurred-iconic-cleansing-of-the-temple/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:53:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3748837 A new peer-reviewed article offers an alternative reading of the famous Gospel story that saw Jesus flipping the tables of merchants and moneychangers

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]]> Ruins revealed by wildfire boost Galilean site’s claim as New Testament’s Bethsaida https://www.timesofisrael.com/ruins-revealed-by-wildfire-boost-galilean-sites-claim-as-new-testaments-bethsaida/ Sat, 30 Aug 2025 06:16:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3628298 3-day blaze clears vegetation concealing parts of el-Araj on northern shore of Sea of Galilee, adding kindling to theory that location was hometown of St. Peter visited by Jesus

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]]> Scientists offer explanation for Jesus’ ‘miraculous catch of fish’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/scientists-offer-explanation-for-christian-miraculous-catch-of-fish/ Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:19:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3408259 Analysis of rare mass fish mortality events in Sea of Galilee reveals that strong winds cause lower, oxygen-poor water levels to rise, suffocating fish and bringing them to surface

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]]> Singer-songwriter Sheva Elliot lays bare her vulnerabilities in blues-infused debut https://www.timesofisrael.com/singer-songwriter-sheva-elliot-lays-bare-her-vulnerabilities-in-blues-infused-debut/ Sat, 19 Aug 2023 00:53:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3058553 The LA-based musician combines her childhood musical influences on 'Pay the Priestess,' and even recorded the album on the same equipment used by Gladys Knight and Marvin Gaye

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]]> Jesus may not have been born in Bethlehem. Here’s why https://www.timesofisrael.com/jesus-may-not-have-been-born-in-bethlehem-heres-why/ Wed, 16 Dec 2020 08:57:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2449619 Gospels conflict on location of his birth; belief may have caught on because the Christian messiah is supposed to be descended from King David, as Jesus was, and born in the city

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]]> DC choir headlines first-ever American gospel festival in TLV https://www.timesofisrael.com/dc-choir-headlines-first-ever-american-gospel-festival-in-tlv/ Wed, 29 Jan 2020 11:31:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2230533 The Reginald Golden Singers will be in Israel in February for a two-day song fest

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]]> Ancient Galilee church unearthed, said to be home to apostles Peter and Andrew https://www.timesofisrael.com/ancient-galilee-church-unearthed-said-to-be-home-to-apostles-peter-and-andrew/ Fri, 19 Jul 2019 13:21:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2115083 Israeli archaeologist says dig at El-Araj, near Sea of Galilee, confirms it as the site of fishing village Bethsaida

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]]> A Jewish rocker rediscovers his sonic roots teaching gospel music in Harlem https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-jewish-rocker-rediscovers-his-sonic-roots-by-teaching-gospel-music-in-harlem/ Fri, 02 Sep 2016 22:15:04 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1452884 Influenced by his own classes, Eli 'Paperboy' Reed's newest album came just in time to raise him up from the depths

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]]> New York school offers gospel music degree https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-york-college-offers-degree-in-performing-gospel-music/ Sat, 05 Mar 2016 15:50:08 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1352071 Often neglected in academia, 'there’s something genuine about this music,' says one of the teachers

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