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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 626

Jodi Magness

A 'preliminary reconstruction' showing the ancient church discovered at Artaxata, in an image released on October 11, 2024. (courtesy Armenian-German Artaxata Project)
October 22, 2024, 10:42 am
Remains of one of the oldest churches in the world discovered in Armenia
Octagonal-shaped structure dates from the mid-4th century CE, not long after the Kingdom of Armenia is thought to have become the first Christian kingdom
By Gavriel Fiske
Prof. Jodi Magness in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, on April 11, 2022. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)
June 7, 2024, 9:13 am
What Matters Now to archaeologist Jodi Magness: Ever-changing, eternal Jerusalem
To mark Jerusalem Day, we speak with the ‘Jerusalem Through the Ages’ author and learn about the archaeological record of the peoples who have resided in the Holy City
By ToI Staff
The Israelite commander Barak depicted in the Huqoq synagogue mosaic. (Jim Haberman)
July 5, 2022, 9:22 pm
Earliest depictions of biblical Deborah, Yael found at 5th-century Galilee synagogue
Mosaic uncovered by archeologists digging at the Huqoq site depicts Book of Judges story featuring the two heroines defeating the Canaanite commander Sisera
By ToI Staff
From left: Prof. Jodi Magness (George Duffield © J3D US LP); Ashes from the 586 BCE destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians at the excavation site in the City of David Park in Jerusalem. (Shai Halevi/Israel Antiquities Authority); Dr. Joe Uziel (courtesy Israel Antiquities Authority)
June 15, 2022, 4:13 pm
DON’T MISS, TONIGHT: Hi-tech archaeology reveals ancient Jerusalem’s destructions
On July 6, join us for 2nd in ToI@10 series: Archaeologists Jodi Magness and Joe Uziel in conversation with ToI’s Amanda Borschel-Dan at Jerusalem’s Begin Center — plus live music!
By ToI Staff
Prof. Jodi Magness in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, on April 11, 2022. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/The Times of Israel)
April 15, 2022, 12:50 pm
What does archaeology say about the location of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre?
Ahead of Easter, we walk in the Jerusalem Old City church compound with top archaeologist Prof. Jodi Magness in this audio tour of the history and controversy of a unique holy spot
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Archaeologist Prof. Jodi Magness at Masada, July 11, 2019. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)
October 4, 2019, 1:07 pm
Maybe there was no mass suicide at Masada? Top archaeologist questions a legend
Prof. Jodi Magness busts myths and asks unanswerable questions in new book about Masada — the site of the largest Jewish wholesale self-slaughter that maybe never was
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Detail of a mosaic depicting the biblical story of Elim, Exodus 15:27, discovered in 2019 during continuing excavations at a 1,600-year-old synagogue at Huqoq, led by UNC-Chapel Hill Prof. Jodi Magness(Jim Haberman. (Courtesy, UNC-Chapel Hill)
July 1, 2019, 9:28 pm
First artistic depiction of little known Exodus story uncovered in Galilee
Two biblical scenes recently uncovered at a fifth-century synagogue point to a preoccupation with the end of days, and perhaps a rebellious spirit
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
November 19, 2018, 4:21 pm
Newly revealed 5th century mosaics a kaleidoscope of Jewish and secular imagery
Archaeologist Jodi Magness started to excavate the Galilean village of Huqoq to put to rest a decades-old academic debate. Then she found mosaics and the site just keeps on giving
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Caves of Qumran (Shmuel Bar-Am)
November 20, 2017, 12:37 am
New skeletal evidence could put decades-old debate over Qumran settlers to rest
Archaeologists’ study appears to confirm theory rooted in ancient texts that the Essenes, a strictly socialist Jewish sect, settled the area some 2,200 years ago
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
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