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Discoveries at Khirbet Qeiyafa: an Intact Shrine
During the 2010 excavation we uncovered what the archaeologists were calling a ‘cultic building’ near the southern Iron Age gate. ‘Cultic’ is the term archaeologists use for any religious or worship-related find. (There’s a standard joke that whenever excavators cannot … Continue reading
Do the adornments on the Qeiyafa shrines contradict the Israelite ban on images?
Some scholars point out a seeming contradiction with the newly-announced shrines from Khirbet Qeiyafa. The Qeiyafa archaeologists conclude that the city’s inhabitants observed the Israelite ban on religious images, yet they show us a model temple adorned with lions and … Continue reading →