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Jodi Magness
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
Mosaic depicting Jonah being swallowed by a fish, Huqoq synagogue. (Jim Haberman)
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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