I visited as an assignment for my seminary Greek II class. Awesome site! I will return.
Karlton L, Howard <karlogos@att.net>
Augusta, Ga USA - Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 8:36:25 (CDT)
Hello, Dr. Binder. I have just begun reading your internet articles on the
"Second Temple Synagogues". I am looking into further
research that would tell me more of their
culture, through the archaeological finds
in that early period of literature. I am
interested in the time period between the
time period of Genesis, and Psalms--and would appreciate any sites, or links to this type of information. Naturally, I have been pouring over the information from the two college library's at hand, and I am learning to navigate my way through the internet.
Sincerely,
J Lynne Granander
rarhythm@aol.com
Hi, I'm mike davis, M.Th. '69. Had the pleasure of studying with Drs. Harvey, Ogden, Deschner ( a true jewel of a man), and Farmer. I abandoned the ministry in '71; too much bull for my meagre political talents, But I have never forgotten my education at Perkins. Although a psychotherapist (narrative, post-modern, no less) and not much of a churchman, I continue to read and think about theology and biblical studies. I discovered this site as I was looking for material to assess the work of N. T. Wright-especially Jesus and the Victory of God. What a pleasure to find you. I have not examined your whole site--it is very large!--but I have definitely bookmarked it.
A comment and a question. I was deeply saddened to learn of the death of John Deschner in 2000. I only discovered this fact about 2 months ago. All of his learning at the feet of Barth was wasted on me, I'm afraid. But to this day, I remember him as the only teacher that I ever had who actually said aloud "I think that I am mistaken" (what he actually said was, in a seminar in anthropology, "Another fine theory shot down by the facts"). As a class, we walked out of the seminar disbelieving what we heard. Such a fine teacher.
The question. What do you make of Stanley Hauerwas? How can a bricklayer's son from Pleasant Grove rise up to give the Griffith Lectures? How did he do that? He and I are about the same age and both come from Dallas's working class and the, at best, middling education, offered by The Dallas ISD.
What do you make of his theology? I like that he can be vulgar when the occasion calls for it, but he often reads as a 21th cent. tribalist; his advocacy of no salvation outside the church (I do not believe he has clearly asserted that--but something close, I think). And what flesh and blood church is he talking about? Most of the ones that I have been exposed to are parochial and self serving if not self aggrandizing. And yet...his prose is so engaging and his arguments so fused totether by head and heart(I doubt if the man has ever written a trivial sentence) that I want his vision in this paragraph or that chapter to be so. I want his vision of a church as polis (even if a romanticed polis--the Greeks had a time sustaining civil culture) to be true. But, I have strong doubts; but I still read him, etc., etc.
I am sure that I have passed all reasonable expectations for a "comment" about your site. But it was such a pleasure to find your work and at my old alma mater!
With sincere good wishes
michael davis
60 bristol green
san antonio tx 78209
michael davis <brillig@sbcglobal.net>
san antonio, tx USA - Sunday, April 27, 2003 at 19:43:52 (CDT)
bravo pour votre site très riche et très utile
Dr Christophe Batsch <cbatsch@hotmail;com>
Paris, France - Saturday, April 26, 2003 at 2:01:21 (CDT)
God bless you and your beautiful website! Please add more to it especially about the women of the Bible and the Biblical world.
Sylvia Anderson <sylvand@insightbb.com>
Jeffersonville, IN USA - Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 9:40:43 (CDT)
Great info loved to brows through
Steve Stein <mir_ltd@netvision.net.il>
Zichron Yaacov, Israel - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 19:16:59 (CDT)
While searching for any new information about Delos, I discovered your site.
Julia Cochran <gileadcenter@aol.com>
Rincon, GA USA - Saturday, April 12, 2003 at 4:34:30 (CDT)
This page has been of immense help to me in providing a springboard for further study. I appreciate your hard work in compiling this wealth of information!
Dave Owens <dave.owens.i6tn@statefarm.com>
Lancaster, CA USA - Wednesday, March 26, 2003 at 23:14:52 (CST)
I thank you G-d for all efforts spent on the study about synagogue.
I have a question: Is the synagogue in Egypt the first one that ever built? If yes, was it built by the Israelites moved to Egypt after the murder of Gedaliah (2 Kings 25:26)?
Thank you and regards,
Magda
Magda Rosana Marti <martimr@apci.com>
Jakarta, Indonesia - Wednesday, March 19, 2003 at 4:55:01 (CST)
I have just received a link to your site and have not had time to go through and look at very many things, but it seems extremely interesting! I will have comments later I am sure! ~sharon
Sharon Carruth <smcarruth@lock-net.com>
Greensboro, NC USA - Monday, March 17, 2003 at 14:46:02 (CST)
Do you know anything about sources for the end time vision of the Prophet Joel. While the vision of Isaiah I seems totally Jewish in character and Malachi seems Christian (zoroasterian), Joel seems unique. Although the idea that "anyone who invokes the name of the Lord shall be saved" may be a preview and a hint of Christianity, the idea of God pouring down his spirit on all people with dreams, prophicies, etc. --what is that? Could it be Gnostocism?
Kate <laposeys@tampabay.rr.com>
LA, FL USA - Saturday, March 15, 2003 at 17:21:27 (CST)
I love this site. It has been a real blessing to me. I love to read and I love learning. "Study to show yourself approved"
I haven't stopped yet. Thank you for all your hard work.
Monica Mikesell <Mmikesell10@aol.com>
Middletown, OH USA - Thursday, March 13, 2003 at 0:23:10 (CST)
Aloha, just came accidently to your site and didn't want to leave without posting a message. Keep up the good work! ;o)
Clement <clement-schw@aol.mail.com>
Kanada - Tuesday, March 11, 2003 at 16:13:44 (CST)
This site is unbelievable. I have been studying these things since I was a little girl. I admire the things that are on this site, and I would like to add: Keep up the good work! It keeps me going everyday. :)
Destria
Destria <Destria@VampireArmand.zzn.com>
Winnipeg, MB Canada - Saturday, March 1, 2003 at 23:28:05 (CST)
Have any 2nd Temple Synagogues been found in Spain (Iberia)? Your website is VERY informative and interesting. I believe many early Synagogues have been totally destroyed.
Gil Levy <gedalia626@attbi.com>
Highland Park, IL USA - Thursday, February 27, 2003 at 22:26:23 (CST)
This is a super website. I have only just discovered it and it is so interesting I want to find out more and more.
carole breeze
uk - Tuesday, February 25, 2003 at 11:41:11 (CST)
I was over joyed to read through this site
John Chilongo
- Sunday, February 23, 2003 at 3:56:55 (CST)
Rev. Donald Binder, PhD
Your Web site is incredible; the Lord is blessing you. I will be using it in the Intro to the New
Testament course you are teaching at VTU. I could not find the notes from last night, which
was probably my oversight. I'll check with you in class next Thurs.
I also wanted to change from an audit to a graded category. I would like to do a paper on Luke and
Acts as it relates to pastoral counseling and healing. I am a member of the Order of
St. Lukes. Do you have a chapter in your church?
Will discuss with you next Thursday. Thanks for sharing your wonderful Bible knowledge.
bonny falk <bonnyfalk@msn.com >
leesburg, vaR USA - Friday, February 21, 2003 at 16:36:14 (CST)
nice website
Yana Dimitrova <Yana Dimitrova>
none, TX US - Thursday, February 20, 2003 at 11:12:34 (CST)
Very interesting. Beautifully laid out material. Very accessible. Thanks.
Bob Parfk <rpark@main.nlc.gwu.edu>
Washington, DC USA - Thursday, February 20, 2003 at 9:07:32 (CST)
Excellent Photographs of Gamla. Exactly what I was looking for. Thank You.
dolfindisko
Lewis B. Sckolnick <info@runanywhere.com>
Leverett, MA USA - Saturday, February 15, 2003 at 19:23:29 (CST)
thank you...any emails pertaining to Dead
Sea Scrolls will be appreciated...Linda
Linda Rios-Bauer <redstarapache@netscape.net>
Hobe Sound, FL USA - Tuesday, February 11, 2003 at 9:37:17 (CST)
Wonderful site! Thanks so much for doing it. I am a mature student just starting a PhD in religous studies, area of specialty is jewish renewal today. Will probably try to contrast it with late 2nd Temple times. So I will come back to this site often. Also, I have found on my first reading the discussion board is a good place to learn things. Again, thanks for putting your effort into this.
M- Josee Posen <mjposen@rogers.com>
Ottawa, Canada - Tuesday, February 4, 2003 at 16:19:58 (CST)
I am a middle school teacher who has assigned a project to my Jewish students to find evidence of Jewish populations in the ancient world.
Dennis Grogan <dennisgrogan@4edisp.net>
Denver, CO USA - Monday, February 3, 2003 at 7:58:28 (CST)
Your website is very useful and it's great for reports
bryant sanchez <none>
montclair, ca USA - Monday, January 27, 2003 at 16:54:00 (CST)
Do you have a copy of my monograph "The Ancient Synagogues of the Iberian Peninsula?" If not, though long out of print, perhaps the U. of Florida can dig one up for you.
Have you visited the Nabatean synagogue remains near Beersheva? An interesting floor mosaic.
Don Akiba Halperin, PhD <Winewood1@aol.com>
Gainesville, FL USA - Monday, January 27, 2003 at 16:36:56 (CST)
VERY SCHOLARLY AND USEFUL SITE. CONGRATULATIONS!
John Vaipil <vaipil@libero.it>
Rome, Rome ITALY - Monday, January 27, 2003 at 15:07:58 (CST)
Bravo !
Jana Marikova <marikova@arup.cas.cz>
Prague, CZ Europe - Monday, January 27, 2003 at 11:26:46 (CST)
Nice material...accessed via the new Libronix CD in Luke Johnson's Writings of the NT (i use it as a text and require students to learn to surface and surf "legit" s).
Best Wishes
Gary T Meadors <gmeadors@cornerstone.edu>
Grand Rapids, MI USA - Monday, January 27, 2003 at 9:02:45 (CST)
I am working on my thesis about synagogue and church sanctity. Your site has helped me in finding bibliography. Thank you!
naama dinur
jerusalem, israel - Tuesday, January 21, 2003 at 2:51:34 (CST)
lot of entries
gutes 2003 wünsche ich!
ersteigern-online.de
Anton Zierer <freizeit@dwingas.de>
D - Thursday, January 9, 2003 at 9:12:13 (CST)
Hey Don,
It's your former colleague,Tom Phillips, just saying hi. Your site looks great.
tp
Tom Phillips <tphillips@ccu.edu>
Lakewood, co USA - Wednesday, January 1, 2003 at 16:40:15 (CST)
Hallo! Sehr schöne Seite, muss man wirklich sagen! Schönen Gruß!
Petra
Petra <petra@swop.nu>
Essen, USA - Monday, December 30, 2002 at 10:30:16 (CST)
It was so interesting to visit Masada that I have tried to find information of its history, but it has been quite difficult, until I found these your pages of Masada.
So thank your very much for these interesting pages.
By the way, when I visit Masada, it became the hottest place I have ever been ,except my sauna at home in Finland.
Juha Piuva <juha.piuva@orionpharma.com>
Oulu, Finland - Saturday, December 28, 2002 at 4:10:47 (CST)
The links to the writings of Josephus appear to be broken.
Kirk Brooks <kirk@kirk-brooks.com>
California USA - Friday, December 20, 2002 at 3:09:31 (CST)
Dr. Binder,
I just came upon this site as a link from the Pohick Church web site. This is interesting. Just wondering if you have any old friends in the Dallas Denton area from your days at SMU. Most of my church friends are United Methodist and Episcopalian too.
Peace,
John R. Huff Jr.
Denton, Texas
John R. Huff Jr. <johnrhuffjr@juno.com>
Denton , TX USA - Saturday, December 14, 2002 at 17:38:07 (CST)
I am really over here in the Azores Portugal and I was trying to find ancient buildings in Bethleham and I came upon this site with the synaogogue design. This is great. Just what I was looking for so I can make one out of cardboard and have an authentic ancient Bethleham scene. Thank you. K Silsbee
Tomi K Silsbee <mp3260@mail.telepac.pt>
Plano, TX USA - Saturday, December 14, 2002 at 3:45:55 (CST)
This is the most usefull webpage that I have seen in relation to finding important religious dicuments. Thank you very much. The only thing that it needs is an english translation of the Midrash. Once gain, thank you.
Joshua Aubrey <joshua.aubrey@trinity.edu>
San Antonio, TX USA - Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 6:57:44 (CST)
This is by far the greatest works all under one site that I have ever seen. I appreciate all the hard work and dedication that it took to make this. God bless you and I pray this web site last forever.
Joanne DeHerrera <nazarene_bible_student@msn.com>
North Port , Fl USA - Monday, November 11, 2002 at 19:16:41 (CST)
This is a wonderful site full of very valuable infomation. Thank you for making it available. I have sent another email asking for permission to use one photograph. I am writing a running commentary on the book of Ephesians. Thanks for your consideration.
Bruce Gililland <BGililland@aol.com>
Sunnyvale, CA USA - Wednesday, November 6, 2002 at 23:58:24 (CST)
Hi! I'm Brian. I really like your site, it's usefull and informative. I am working for discount magazine subscription comparison service. I find your site while searching for magazine related sites and It's a pleasure to sign your guestbook. Thanks!
Brian - magazine subscriptions <briant88@yahoo.com>
Texas, Texas USA - Monday, November 4, 2002 at 4:58:32 (CST)
searching for "Qumran" information I found this site very complete and apropriate for consulting on religious history.
Mariano Barceló <barcelo@oninet.pt>
Lisbon, Portugal - Sunday, November 3, 2002 at 10:27:17 (CST)
I have noted the site with great interest and hope to return as soon as my academic obligations have been fulfilled for the year - they are rather pressing! But this is my abiding interest.
karen batley <batley@WOL.co.za>
Pretoria, GP RSA - Saturday, November 2, 2002 at 23:02:44 (CST)
THANKS! THE SYNAGOGUES AT GAMLA, CAPERNAUM, MASADA AND JERUSALEM HAVE INTRIGUED ME FOR YEARS - SINCE MY FIRST VISITS IN 1996! I HAVE ONLY SCRATCHED THE SURFACE BUT I AGREE (FOR NOW!) THAT THE SYNAGOGUES WERE ORIGINALLY AN EXTENSION OF THE TEMPLE. I THINK THE ACCOUNT OF JESUS' EXPERIENCE IN THE SYNAGOGUE AT CAPERNAUM BEARS THIS OUT. CAN HARDLY WAIT FOR MY NEXT ISRAEL ADVENTURE TO EXPLORE THE VISTAS YOU HAVE OPENED. THANKS AGAIN.
NEAL FLOWERS <DOCTORLUKE@COX.NET>
PENSACOLA, FL USA - Sunday, October 27, 2002 at 10:57:18 (CST)
Dear Dr. Binder,
I found your site about the The Bosporus Kingdom most interesting. I am at the moment working on a paper where I seek to trace Snorri Sturlusons travel description of the Asa people from Asgard to the Danish island of Funen (Odinsey). A great many sources place the Asa people around the Sea of Asov around year zero. A theory put forward by the Danish priest and historian Grundtvig was that the King of Asburg (10 AC) and Phanagoria, which in Danish would be "Asborg" (ie. the Castle of the Asa people) and "Vanagaard" (ie. the Home of the Vanir people), in fact is central to the understanding of how the Asa People travelled from the East and ended up in Denmark as the Danes.
Heimskringla which is the basis of my paper clearly states that Odin had great possessions in the area. We also know about the wars between the Asa and the Vanir. My own view at the moment is that the Asa people did arrive from Asgard to the area. My central theory is that they went to Gardarike (a kingdom comprising Kiev and Novgorod) and got divided when Odin and the Danes moved on. The Bosporus Kingdom could be where the part of the Asa people that moved south went to. But it could also be the case that in fact Snorri did not have a specific address of where they went and that The Bosporus Kingdom was the kingdom of the Asa people from where they went to Saxland and then Denmark. The origin of the runic futhark is also believed to be from the area. Would you perhaps have discovered anything in your studies that could assist me in my understanding of who the inhabitants of the The Bosporus Kingdom were? (I know that King Aspurg was Schytian)
Best regards
Flemming Rickfors
Flemming Rickfors <dane@attglobal.net>
Santos, Brazil, USA - Sunday, October 27, 2002 at 8:24:11 (CST)
This is an amazing site and it has taught me so much. More than I could ever imagine. it also has very interesting photos.
Jacob <ledzh@aol.com>
Springfield, VA USA - Tuesday, October 15, 2002 at 17:16:54 (CDT)
Your site is very interesting. Though i have not read all of the work it is pleasing i can enjoy history you present here. Detailed plans helps me view a uniform city planing of the classical period and before as it relats to evolution.
Glen <sixofeight_borg@yahoo.com.au>
Melbourne, Vic Australia - Thursday, October 10, 2002 at 3:36:29 (CDT)
nice site........
mugu <mugu@mugu.com>
lome, USA - Monday, October 7, 2002 at 17:16:07 (CDT)
Please remove my e-mail address from your guestbook. It is dated September 18, 2002. I have
received a growing number of unwanted e-mail messages. The typical message does not reflect well on you or your site.
Thank you in advance for this courtesy.
Ted Baughman
USA - Friday, October 4, 2002 at 7:10:10 (CDT)
Dear Sir,
You have heard how beneficial you have been, so I will simply agree with that fact. I love Israel, I love the Hebrews, and most of all I love the GOD of the Hebrews. I look forward to seeing your work as I progress through it all.
Shalom
Bonnie
Bonnie Iqbal <RuthIqbal@hotmail.com>
Puyallup, Wa USA - Thursday, October 3, 2002 at 19:09:02 (CDT)
Wonderfull site & Greate Infos
Druckmessgeräte
Druckmessgeräte <drck@web.de>
la, ca USA - Wednesday, September 25, 2002 at 10:17:28 (CDT)
Dr. Binder, several years ago you helped me with the Julia Severa material. Thanks again. Now I have another question. Can you point to any material that discusses what went on in synagogue worship (specifically descriptions on the use of instruments)?
Thanks, Chris Mauldin
Chris Mauldin <cmauldin@midsouth.rr.com>
West Memphis, AR USA - Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at 10:59:59 (CDT)
i like your website i used it alot for my reports in skool Thanks a bunch bye kayla
Kayla <Ghettowolfie1013@aol.com>
Elizabethtown , Pa USA - Monday, September 23, 2002 at 9:58:01 (CDT)
I have recently become interested in the Jewish roots of Christianity. As a layman, I have never heard of Second Temple synagogues. I am looking forward to exploring your web site, obtaining new info, applying the info and thinking of new questions. Thank you for the opportunity.
Ted Baughman
Spokane, WA USA - Wednesday, September 18, 2002 at 20:37:06 (CDT)
great site really informative, if you want to visit mine you can find it at insurance
JB <inf@quoteserv.com>
USA - Sunday, September 15, 2002 at 11:46:06 (CDT)
Dear Mr. Binder, this is really a marvellous web-side with lots of very useful informations. Since I am actually studying some early synagogues I have profited a lot and will certainly come back to your webside!
With kind regards
M. Truemper
Monika Truemper <monika.truemper@urz.uni-heidelberg.de>
Heidelberg, Germany - Thursday, September 12, 2002 at 0:50:30 (CDT)
Thanks for a wonderful site and great resources to share with my sem students. Yours is one of the best!
Prof. Klyne Snodgrass <ksnodgrass@northpark.edu>
Chicago, IL USA - Wednesday, September 11, 2002 at 22:13:53 (CDT)
This is a really well-organized and very informational website. I have used it for research and I found it extremely helpful and easy to browse through. The photos are also excellent.
samantha <samyslmndr@aol.com>
new york, ny USA - Tuesday, September 10, 2002 at 17:20:30 (CDT)
This is a really well-organized and very informational website. I have used it for research and I found it extremely helpful and easy to browse through. The photos are also excellent.
samantha <samyslmndr@aol.com>
new york, ny USA - Tuesday, September 10, 2002 at 17:20:19 (CDT)
I have read about there being assigned seating, by tribe, in the first Temple. Is this correct? Were the seating assignments ever changed?
Donald A. Montgomery <dmontgomery115@charter.net>
Woodlawn, IL. USA - Tuesday, September 10, 2002 at 10:32:19 (CDT)
Very interesting. Have added this site to the list.
Donald A. Montgomery <dmontgomery115@charter.net>
Woodlawn, IL. USA - Tuesday, September 10, 2002 at 10:28:00 (CDT)
inetresting site
Juling <reinhard@juling.net>
Rgeine, Germany - Friday, September 6, 2002 at 13:29:35 (CDT)
I am on a quest, I am searching for what I believe is the true God. I don't believe in fairy tales, nor myths. I need to find piece of mind and know that what is the truth is right in front of me, not in books, nor scrolls. I believe there was a man called Jesus, but I don't beieve he was the son of God.
Earl Martin <emmandggg@one.net>
Bethel, OH USA - Sunday, September 1, 2002 at 4:49:53 (CDT)
Just happened to find your web page. It is very interesting so I'll be back when I have more time to
check it out. Thanks
Jerry A. Shrader <jshrader@netscope.net>
Cedar Bluff, VA USA - Saturday, August 17, 2002 at 18:16:21 (CDT)
Great Site!
Jared A. Henson <jaredhenson@hotmail.com>
USA - Wednesday, August 14, 2002 at 16:30:38 (CDT)
Allow me to introduce myself to you I and my wife and children are Messianic Jewish believers living in Arlington,TX. I thought that you are Pastoring a fellowship (synagogue) in the Dallas /Fort Worth Metroplex if this the case we would look forward to joining you and partake of your teaching. If this possiblity
does exist please feel free to contact me.
SHALOM Le'Hetrahot Ben Zion SHATKIN
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Ben Zion SHATKIN <texasbarry@hotmail.com>
Arlington, TX USA - Wednesday, August 14,
2002 at 16:17:53 (CDT)
Extraordinary and comprehensive website not usually found with such depth and devotion.
Lewis Du Bois <ldubois751@aol.com>
Clayton, , NC USA - Thursday, August 1,
2002 at 13:29:03 (CDT)
Congratulations for an excellent website. As professor of Hebrew Bible and language at Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, NC and at the University of NC at Asheville and having been at many of the sites listed with my first mentor, Prof. Herbert Gordon May of the Graduate Scool of Theology at Oberlin College and many more times after I became an academic myself, I can really appreciate the great effort that went into this website.Beautiful and very useful work. Right on! and Thanks.
Dr. Walter Ziffer <waziff@aol.com>
Weaverville, NC USA - Tuesday, July 23,
2002 at 16:09:27 (CDT)
Rather than change what we, in the Christian west, call our dating system why not just give us the dates in the Jewish calendar, the Mayan calendar, or any other religion's calendar for that matter. It would be less intellectually dishonest than "un-Christianizing" the Christian calendar.
P.S. If you think this era is "common" you don't know very much history at all!
Rob Freve
USA - Monday, July 22, 2002 at 15:01:22 (CDT)
Thank you for all of the interesting info
found on this site. i am a christian, and am
very interested in Jewish holidays.
Georgia Batts <MiracleFth@AOL.COM>
Tacoma, Wa. USA - Tuesday, July 9, 2002 at 0:34:04 (CDT)
I really like your site! And have put it on my favorites so I can refer to this site every-so-often. I would like to know more about the Dead Sea Scrolls. I like to study from different perpectives. Also I would like to know who or what site I can talk with other Jewish people who know more about such subjects I am interested in. As I am Pentecostal and like to study between my faith and the Jewish faith.
Rhonda Neal <RonnieD758@aol.com>
Gallatin, TN USA - Saturday, July 6, 2002 at 23:47:14 (CDT)
Very good site, really enjoyed my visit, thank you.
Chris <chantale@web.de>
USA - Thursday, June 27, 2002 at 16:07:52 (CDT)
Great site. Keep up the good work.
thanks.
Paul
USA - Thursday, June 27, 2002 at 9:25:33 (CDT)
Your website is definitely informative, It really helps people to find what they want. Thank you very much!! I salute you!!
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Manila, Philippines - Tuesday, June 25, 2002 at 22:16:06 (CDT)
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SB, CA USA - Monday, June 24, 2002 at 15:45:04 (CDT)
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Berlin, Germany - Monday, June 24, 2002 at 3:01:32 (CDT)
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China - Tuesday, June 18, 2002 at 9:21:08 (CDT)
Very interesting and comprehensive site. I look forward to exploring it further. Thanks for the excellent work.
Allan S. Morton <morton4law@aol.com>
Los Angeles, CA USA - Monday, June 17, 2002 at 20:04:52 (CDT)
I found your website very useful for my subject "Early Jewish history". Thank you and keep up the good work.
Teejay Casado <teejay4u@hotmail.com>
Melbourne, Victoria Australia - Tuesday, June 11, 2002 at 7:04:47 (CDT)
You have a marvelous website! I am looking for an English translation of the Mishnaic Laws. I am trying to find out if the Law really said that "An unmarried man may not be a Rabbi" which I read recently. Do you have any idea if this is true, or have any suggestions as to where I can find out?
Yolanda Traugott <morgterv@aol.com>
Sanford, MI USA - Friday, June 7, 2002 at 10:00:36 (CDT)
Thanks for a ver interesting and informative
web page. It has increased my understanding
and knowledge of the area. I found you due
to my interest in Constantinople/Istanbul and
am very appreciative.
Max Biederman
Mt. Vernon, OH USA - Thursday, June 6, 2002 at 12:44:28 (CDT)
My best thanks for your site that helps my study in this field. I'm catholic , I'm a doctor (M.D.) but my mind is focused on studying Historical Background of NT.
My thanks
antonio
antonio sollazzo <ricerca@orkus.it>
barletta, italy - Wednesday, June 5, 2002 at 10:08:00 (CDT)
found the information i was searching for, Rausgeprueft
Rausgeprueft <http://www.rausgeprueft.de>
GE - Wednesday, June 5, 2002 at 6:06:02 (CDT)
Just browsing for a Bosporus reference and found your site.
It adds to my understanding of the region in that period.
Thanks.
Paul Hoff <hoff@gol.com>
Tokyo, Japan - Tuesday, June 4, 2002 at 19:28:15 (CDT)
Site is very informative. My interest is in the intertestimental period. Thanks for the help. Jack
Jack F leissig <onehappyjack@hotmail.com>
East Meadow, NY USA - Sunday, June 2, 2002 at 18:33:31 (CDT)
Your site looks good!
webmaster
USA - Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 10:15:15 (CDT)
I teach Disciple Bible Study at Westlake Methodist Church in Austin, Texas. I try to bring in additional materials on history, other readings, other interesting information, etc. Your website will be a great help to me.
sulinda mann <sulindamann@hotmail.com>
austin, tx USA - Saturday, May 18, 2002 at 11:11:05 (CDT)
You´re doing OK!
Ómar Torfason <omarto@nett.is>
Akureyri, ICELAND - Saturday, May 18, 2002 at 6:39:10 (CDT)
Dear Sir,
Sorry for my English skills, I am a French citizen living in Canada!
I am a numismatist and webmaster of a new non-profit and educational numismatic website:
www.pilatecoins.com
Let me please suggest you to visit it. Then feel free to send me your possible comments and suggestions about it!
So, if you enjoy this subject which is in relation with your own site, I would suggest to create a link to each other. Please just let me know...
Best regards,
Jean-Philippe.
Fontanille <jp.fontanille@sympatico.ca>
Outremont, Qc Canada - Saturday, May 18, 2002 at 0:02:02 (CDT)
Great site. Very informative, good looking website.
Heike
Hotel Dresden <F.Kaden@t-online.de>
Dresden, Germany - Sunday, May 12, 2002 at 9:49:36 (CDT)
Excellent help; used your map to locate Syrtis for SS class.
I didn't have much free time, but I enjoyed reading about different views on the papyri. I'm putting the URL on my favorites.
Thanks for all the learning and work it must have taken; it's a great source of help. Jim Rawdon, Kansas City
jimrawdon <jriii@kc.rr.com>
kansas city, ks USA - Friday, May 10, 2002 at 10:15:19 (CDT)
The info looked fine except that I could not get the link I was looking for: a site map of ancient Ephesus. It was listed nicely in the contents but would not connect me.
Ted Shmidt <shmidtta@hotmail.com>
USA - Friday, May 10, 2002 at 4:00:18 (CDT)
All i want to find is information on Cleopatra for my Ancient History Class!!!!!
Bridget Proshek <lovinstellar@hotmail.com>
Cold Spring, MN USA - Monday, May 6, 2002 at 10:16:38 (CDT)
Hello,
I'd like to get information about synagogue.
Can I see your book on the net?
I'll so much appreciate to you if you send me information about synagogue please.
Kim Bo Sun <inggocp@hanmail.net>
Suwon, South Korea - Tuesday, April 23, 2002 at 2:17:07 (CDT)
Thanks you for a wonderful and helpful website!
Blessings,
Nils Haug
Nils Haug <haug@ozemail.com.au>
Australia - Thursday, April 18, 2002 at 22:24:54 (CDT)
dear Professor Binder,
I am currently working on my PhD dissertation on early Hellenistic Jewish literature at the Krakow University and I find your site extremely helpful for someone, who, like myself, needs additional information on the topic of ancient synagogues. I was especially happy to find the illustations, as they helped me a lot to imagine what I was reading about.
Best regards,
Aleksandra Kleczar
Aleksandra Kleczar <aleksandra_kleczar@yahoo. co.uk>
Krakow, Poland - Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at 7:24:47 (CDT)
I would like to invite you to visit my website at www.rxs.bigstep.com where I've posted my research on Jesus & the Acceptable Year of the Lord. I would appreciate any comments. Do you have any information regarding sidrah & haftarah readings? Do you have any opinions about Thomas L Thompson's book The Mythic Past?
- Ray Soller
Raymond Soller <rxs@alum.mit.edu>
Duluth, GA USA - Friday, April 5, 2002 at 6:32:06 (CST)
I have just found your site, so I haven't yet examined it extensively. I plan to do so!
I am interested in the history of the use of human and animal imagery in Jewish places of worship - when it began and when and why it virtually ceased. If you can direct me to any sources on this topic, I would be very appreciative.
Thank you. Carol Freundlich
Carol Freundlich <freund2@mindspring.com>
Tucson, AZ USA - Wednesday, April 3, 2002 at 12:48:03 (CST)
Just wanted to say hello! I have been here.
Preisvergleich
Berlin, Germany - Tuesday, April 2, 2002 at 6:26:06 (CST)
Nice page! I enjoyed it a lot. Keep it up. Bye
Christian
Berlin, Germany - Tuesday, April 2, 2002 at 6:25:32 (CST)
Awesome site! Great job! Please do not let this site go away. Thanks!
Steve Thompson <StephenPThompson@prodigy.net>
CT USA - Thursday, March 28, 2002 at 8:23:09 (CST)
Thank you very much for this site. For the biblical archaeologist (teaching) it is invaluable ! Its speed to and academic abundance of sources makes it my first choice for online research. Thanks again. Pax vobiscum. ALB
Andy Bennett <Broozr@hotmail.com>
Washingon Court House, Ohio USA - Monday, March 25, 2002 at 3:25:55 (CST)
Great website Father Binder:)
Ginny Corder <ginnyc@bhcs.com>
Dallas, Tx USA - Thursday, March 21, 2002 at 9:23:20 (CST)
send the full text thruogh my e-mail. I am taking the course on the intertestamental Literature.Blessings!
Worku Menamo <workumen@yohoo.com>
addis Ababa , ethiopia, Ehiopia - Thursday, March 21, 2002 at 1:35:01 (CST)
send the full text thruogh my e-mail. I am taking the course on the intertestamental Literature.Blessings!
Worku Menamo <workumen>
addis Ababa , ethiopia, Ehiopia - Thursday, March 21, 2002 at 1:31:37 (CST)
Great site! It helped me with my research paper on Jewish architecture.
Virginia
- Wednesday, March 20, 2002 at 21:21:43 (CST)
There is not much I can add. Well done!
My Engineering Site (Under Construction) <kiska@kiska.net>
Personal, - Friday, March 15, 2002 at 0:40:37 (CST)
Thank you for your great web-site. We found it very helpful in a middle-school paper on First Century Synagogue life.
holt
USA - Sunday, March 10, 2002 at 17:26:45 (CST)
I'm glad I found your site! I've been doing research on the archaeology of miqva'ot, and they seem to often correspond with the synagogues (at least during the second temple period). Now I have a few more excavation reports to look at!
Danielle Steen <steend@hotmail.com>
Stanford, CA USA - Friday, March 8, 2002 at 20:05:08 (CST)
Just wanted to say you have some excellent resources here.
Ann
USA - Wednesday, March 6, 2002 at 17:56:14 (CST)
A wonderful Bible resource!
D. Kenney <dkenney@ix.netcom.com>
E. Stroudsburg, PA USA - Saturday, March 2, 2002 at 17:34:16 (CST)
I'm a 50 years old Chemical Engineer studing Juish History @ Haifa University . This subject is in my fielsdof interest , Especially I would like to study the meaning of Synagogs in the galily and the relations between the Galily and " Har Hamelech " in the second revolt .
SEncierly
Hanan
Hanan Bar-Chaim <bar_haim@hotmail.com>
Zurit, Israel - Saturday, March 2, 2002 at 15:03:25 (CST)
Thank you for allowing us to have access to such great New Testament works.
Lilet Burton
Col, Ohio USA - Saturday, March 2, 2002 at 11:51:17 (CST)
Fascinating site, I especially enjoyed the pictures of Archaeological sites with commentary.
Dr Tim Bulkeley
University of Auckland - Carey Baptist College
Postmodern Bible commentary http://www.bible.gen.nz
Tim Bulkeley <tim@carey.ac.nz>
auckland, NZ - Thursday, February 21, 2002 at 12:08:33 (CST)
great site!!
G Krigbaum <glkrigbaum@msn.com>
USA - Thursday, February 14, 2002 at 17:28:28 (CST)
Listening to a book on tape"DESIRE OF THE EVERLASTING HILLS" hearing for the first time the term HASMANEANS, and finding this web site, great! I've seen, walked thru the synagogue in Caparnuaum. Thanks.
Jerry McAdams
N.Quincy, MA USA - Saturday, February 9, 2002 at 21:53:10 (CST)
Hi everyone
Dirk Benedict <dirky@jumbal.com>
Dothan, AL USA - Saturday, February 9, 2002 at 12:50:47 (CST)
I have sent you a question via e-mail.
Manlif Barnes <manbmax@bellsouth.net>
Birmingham, AL USA - Thursday, January 31, 2002 at 12:25:29 (CST)
Good webpage you have here, and best greetings to you all
And You Are --> WELCOME
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Akranes, ICELAND - Sunday, January 20, 2002 at 15:41:32 (CST)
This is wonderful and very helpful. Thank you so much for putting all this information on the internet. God bless you!
Janet <jsluvsjc@aol.com>
Cortland, Ohio USA - Sunday, January 20, 2002 at 15:31:48 (CST)
Very well done. Thank to your publisher for supporting this website. I am a student of the Essene
Doctrines...and of Ancient History. In a referenence found on www.nutraceutic.com, the description
of the Therapeutae, includes a lineage. It states "Mary was one of the seven sacred Almah (or Virgins)
of the Temple, practitioners and teachers of the purification traditions of women..."
Have you heard of te Almah? I know of the purification traditions, and am in a huge flow of
information from this time...including your fabulous site! Perhaps, if of interest to you, a link or posting
any notes found on the Almah...Most gratefully. Kelly O
Kelly O'Connor <paradigm8@hotmail.com>
Burbank, CA USA - Thursday, January 17, 2002 at 15:34:13 (CST)
Thank you for a very informative and well written site. This topic is very new to me. I am actually found your website while doing searches on the Essenes. My interest in this group was sparked by a tv Discovery channel presentation. Not much to go on, but I do hope to learn more about this intesting group. Through the years I do remember hearing that it is thought, at least by some scholars, that Jesus may have dwelt with this cult at some point prior to His three year ministry on earth.
Once more, thank you. I look forward to reading more of your work and hope to learn much by doing so.
May the Lord richly bless you,
In His Love...
Linda Anne Walters
Linda Anne Waltes <lawalters@townsqr.com>
West Plains, MO USA - Monday, January 14, 2002 at 21:42:07 (CST)
My daughter and I are doing some research on Synagogues. We will be visiting a synagogue soon. This is such valuable information. We are learning a lot.
Thank you so much for the pictures and infomation.
Julia Adelman <ashsmom@starpower.net>
Riverdale, MD USA - Saturday, January 12, 2002 at 12:06:24 (CST)
I commend you on your interesting and well organized web-site. It is interesting to
read the historical material which you have painstakingly researched. My interest in
your web-site was peeked by my reading of Paul Johnson's book, A History of the Jews.
I wanted to do a little research of my own to have a better understanding of what
happened at the time of the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and also to
have a better understanding of what happened to the Diaspora. The information contained
in your web-site is very helpful. Thank you for your historical contribution to our
general knowledge about the development of humankind.
Sincerely,
William
William D. Finseth <mktpower@storm.ca>
Ottawa, Ont Canada - Wednesday, January 2, 2002 at 16:46:50 (CST)
Thank you for a very rich, edifying, and attractive website. I have referred my students to it and will continue to do so.
Jack Pastor <jpastor@macam.ac.il>
Kfar HaMaccabi, Israel - Wednesday, January 2, 2002 at 2:24:49 (CST)
lundi 31 décembre 2001
Bravo pour votre magnifique travail que je vais apprécier dans tous ces détails.
Les découvertes autour du Bosphore m'ont particulièrement intrigué.
(mes parents sont de Stamboul)
A.A.Levy <a.a.levy@wanadoo.fr>
TOULOUSE, France - Monday, December 31, 2001 at 9:23:43 (CST)
Your site is great! Have a good one!
Asian Avenue <lisbethg_g@canada.com>
Miscellaneous, - Saturday, December 29, 2001 at 21:00:25 (CST)
You have an excellent web site! I love to learn and study about events of the inter-testament period in the Bible. Keep up the great research!
Phillip Edwards <phil.edwards@accessky.net>
Bowling Green, KY USA - Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 12:46:38 (CST)
I am researching archeology and came across your web site. I find it extremely informative. If you could, I am researching archealogy and the confirmation of our beliefs in scriptures, please respond and let me know, I am looking to narrow to a specific topic. Thanks, JC
Johnny Youngblood <johnnyyngbl@aol.com>
colorado springs, co USA - Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 17:54:52 (CST)
first visit to site; looks wonderful!
Mark Richardson <markrich@cox-internet.com>
Jonesboro, AR USA - Wednesday, December 5, 2001 at 17:19:14 (CST)
Thanks for this resource. All I ask is complete privacy as far as NOT giving my email to ANYONE else.
Devena Reed
Morgan Hill, Ca USA - Tuesday, December 4, 2001 at 11:00:48 (CST)
As a new social studies tacher, this site was extrememly informative! Now all I need is a lesson plan to go with this site. Perhaps a scavanger hunt for information would be cool.
Dee <hereisddw@home.com>
USA - Thursday, November 29, 2001 at 23:24:59 (CST)
its a great shame so many of the dead sea scroll links have been broken ,,, hope it gets sorted soon ,,, shame coz it spoils a superb site
colin brewer <stupormundis@yahoo.com>
eastbourne, esx UK - Thursday, November 29, 2001 at 15:48:41 (CST)
Well done.
Howard Joseph <hsjoseph@sympatico.ca>
Montreal, QC Canada - Monday, November 26, 2001 at 8:48:24 (CST)
I am student of teology. I am searching about temple and synoguge in judaism. please help and lead me.
hamidmahmudian <hamidmahmudian@yahoo.com>
shiraz, iran - Monday, November 26, 2001 at 5:36:34 (CST)
A fascinating and beautiful site. It is a pleasure to sample the ever-growing Bible resources on the net and this is a favourite of mine.
I particularly enjoy the human touches you give ... eg the translations of the manumission inscriptions... thank you
Colin Brewer <stupormundis@yahoo.com>
eastbourne, esx UK - Sunday, November 25, 2001 at 15:13:59 (CST)
Interesting site, I have visited Masada two years ago and had a rest on the stairs of the synagoge. Can you tell me after the excavation are the remains a more or less rebuilt, and is there much changed to make a clear display of the plan of the synagoge. For the rests of the roman bathes were rebuilt and supplied by a roof. Also the palaces were grown much larger as they were found.
Marion
M.J. Kuipers-Verbuijs <kmw9911@cs.com>
Amsterdam, NL - Sunday, November 25, 2001 at 14:42:52 (CST)
Iam a student gathering information on Pharisees and synagogues. I have found your site very interesting. Iam also gathering photos for collage backgrounds for opening pages of class material for the Arkansas Institute of Holy Land Studies AIHLS. If all credits are referenced to your web site may we have your permission to use selected photos as a base(background)to form an opening page for class material?
William Virgil Lancaster <billsha@presys.com>
Reedsport, OR USA - Monday, November 19, 2001 at 16:14:38 (CST)
I am a Lutheran pastor preparing for a very broad adult class on Jewish worship. I am searching for a "floor plan" of a synagogue, which I understand is patterned in some sense on the floor plan of the Temple. Couldn't find what I want on your site, but enjoyed the tour. By the way, I grew up in the Park Cities and graduated from Highland Park HS in 1962 and SMU in 1967 as a business major.
Stewart McDonald <livingstones@att.net>
Tacoma, WA USA - Thu Nov 8 14:28:53 2001
I Love the work u have done with this i would like to be part of this in anyway i can . i would like to join u and learn as much as i can , please let me know if u can help me. your truly lupe salas
Lupe Salas <lupelizsalas@hotmail.com>
brownsburg, in USA - Tue Nov 6 21:30:04 2001
Fascinating and I will be bookmarking your site for further reading and to pass on to others who are interested in archeology in the Holy Land. Thanks for sharing your work and allowing it to reach a much wider audience on line. I connected through the Text this Week.
cheryl duke <gritsfla@aol.com>
Panama City,, FL USA - Sat Nov 3 23:29:19 2001
EXCELLENT Site!
I'm so glad I discovered it; will refer to it over & over again...
Robert E. Yorke <yorker@deltanet.com>
Norco, CA USA - Wed Oct 31 15:22:47 2001
I found your web site 2 be entertaining and informative. The colloquial style was effective as it created the effect that you were directly speaking 2 me-the reader. congrats!!!!!!!!!!!
vixenator
Uk - Tue Oct 30 10:21:46 2001
nicely done. your hits marker must not be working
Paul <turco141@yahoo.com>
laramie, wy USA -
Very informative. Got into your site accidentally - I was looking for information about the fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD - what happened to the people, etc.
Have barely glanced at your pages, but found them very interesting. I've downloaded and saved them, to read later, after I obtain what I was looking for originally.
Thanks a lot.
Ed Rialp <rialp@surfshop.net.ph>
Manila, Philippines -
Great study website
Abel S. Badillo <abelbadillo@hotmail.com>
houston, tx USA -
re my mesage of 30 minutes ago, I've just realised that the answer has to be Pharasee
Can't think why it ewscaped me before. It fits the crossword too.
Sorry to have troubled you.
Regards
Terry Cox
Terry Cox <tandjcox@onetel.net.uk>
London, UK -
Fascinated with your material.
Actually I was looking for an answer for Saturday's London Times Crossword!
"Member of ancient Jewish religious sect of the Second Temple Period"
I couldn't easily lay my hands on the info.
As a practicing Christian who is pretty familiar with the Old Testament and other relebvant writings, I thought I should have known it, but it eludes me.
Regards
Terry Cox
Mr Terry Cox <tandjcox@ontel.net.uk>
London, UK -
Have traced our ancestory to Solomon HaLevi of Burgo, Spain. I was wondering where i could get more information on him. I have also re some on Judah HaLevi, but i am not sure if Solomon is a direct decendent of Judah.
jose.
Jose Santa Maria <jsanta_maria@hotmail.com>
Alamo, TX USA -
Very helpful at school for our research projects! Thank you!!!
Jessica <jrwhottie1@aol.com>
ferndale, Washington USA -
Nice site. I'm studying at the New Orleans Baptist Theo. Seminary and you have compile a great resource of material. Thank You!
James Douglas <jrd1877@yahoo.com>
New Orleans, LA USA -
Sholam Aleichem. G-d bless you.
Thank you.
Mike
Michael J. Hurwitz <arlenehurwitz@juno.com>
St. Petersburg, Fl USA - Saturday, September 29, 2001 at 00:13:23 (CDT)
very interesting.thankyou.
rob <rob@rpettit.freeserve.co.uk>
brighton, sx Uk - Sunday, September 09, 2001 at 11:18:04 (CDT)
Hi,
im an observer of jewish history, i've been told about the 1st & 3rd temple but no nothing about the secound temple could some one please help and send me some info.
Jamie <jamie_spiller@hotmail.com>
Reading, Uk - Saturday, September 08, 2001 at 14:21:54 (CDT)
I'm planning a trip to Rome in 2 weeks, and found your helpful descriptions and info on Ostia. From one Mustang to another, thank you!
Jay Mlinar
SMU B.B.A. '83
Jay Mlinar <jgm1376@earthlink.net>
Miami, FL USA - Thursday, September 06, 2001 at 16:24:58 (CDT)
Cool site, Don. Thanks for referring me - will share with folks at VTS.
Semper Orans,
JD
J.D. Brown <TAIKO@prodigy.net>
Woodbridge, VA USA - Friday, August 31, 2001 at 17:12:49 (CDT)
Felicitaciones.
Antonio Murcia <a.murcia@teleline.es>
Murcia, Spain - Thursday, August 30, 2001 at 18:28:10 (CDT)
looking forward to explore this area of research.
Ronald Guy <curate@holynativity.org>
plano, TX USA - Thursday, August 30, 2001 at 16:49:57 (CDT)
Great site, Dr. Binder. It reminds of the our 'Graeco-Roman class at Perkins few years ago. Peace and love, dh
David Havea <shef@sialeiofa.fsnet.co.uk>
Sheffield, UK, USA - Friday, August 24, 2001 at 17:05:45 (CDT)
This website was found while searching for Paul Bridwell. Southern Methodist College is in what state and city? There was no address on the search papers I located.
Paul E. Bridwell <pt10@prodigy.net>
Lakeland, FL USA - Tuesday, August 21, 2001 at 09:37:58 (CDT)
Can anyone please tell me how long it takes to go from Masada to Eilat?
gonda <gondabielen@hotmail.com>
heusden, Belgium - Tuesday, August 07, 2001 at 09:19:13 (CDT)
Great site! Good info that's easy to absorb. Very usefull. Thanks.
(Just love the photos of Masada)
Ross McKinnon <juromac@bigpond.com>
Perth, WA Australia - Monday, August 06, 2001 at 02:19:56 (CDT)
Greetings,
I am looking forward to meeting you when you arrive at Pohick Church. I am ordained, had a church in East Haddam, CT, for ten years, then decided that I was called to write on Christian apologetics. Have been recently director of Transformation Christian Ministries, part of the Exodus network helping people out of homosexuality.
I will not be there the week you are said to be arriving, as I will be supplying at another church. But I will get in touch.
Blessings,
Earle Fox
Earle Fox <emmfox@juno.com>
Alexandria, VA USA - Thursday, August 02, 2001 at 18:25:52 (CDT)
I eagerly look forward to reading your research.Blessings be upon thee.
roger l.hosmer <dogpepper at att.net>
nashville, tn USA - Wednesday, August 01, 2001 at 21:45:07 (CDT)
Good webpage you have here,
.. Yes You Are --> WELCOME
27 IDX 106 - Odinn
Reykjavik, ICELAND - Saturday, July 28, 2001 at 21:52:19 (CDT)
The images -photos and planes- of Caphernaum are not quotated by the original sources. This is not corrected. But congratulation for the work and idea.
If you want new photos or news from the archaeological excavation in Caphernaum, please refer to me.
Fr. Stefano De Luca, assistant director of Caphernaum archaeological reserch.
Stefano <delucastefanosr@libero.it>
Castellana Grotte, Bari ITALY - Saturday, July 28, 2001 at 05:31:01 (CDT)
Ta logia einai perita... words are useless.
Thankyou for answering all my queries.Your web site is just unbeleivably innovating.
Best regards,
Elizabeth.
Elizabeth <megaliza@hotmail.com>
Sydney, Aus - Friday, July 27, 2001 at 13:22:33 (CDT)
May Hashem bless you, please continue your work on the truth. By the way do you know of the 7 Noahide laws that were given by God to Noah when he left the Ark.
andrea kaufman <superkauf23@yahoo>
ilford, GB - Friday, July 27, 2001 at 05:42:12 (CDT)
thank you so much for this wonderful sight, i am a chasidic jew from London and I appreciate your great attention to the beauty of the people of Israel.
andrea kaufman <superkauf23@yahoo>
ilford, GB - Friday, July 27, 2001 at 05:33:26 (CDT)
I found your web site very imforative. Thank you for having it on the web. I am very interested in old history of the temples and the way they were built even how they are represted today. Thank you for helping understand more. I am a teacher in my church. I like to be able to tell my students what I have found and shrare with them the truth of the Jewish People that they may or may not know. Thank you again. Naomi
Naomi <giggles1155@hotmail.com>
Alma , Ar USA - Tuesday, July 24, 2001 at 09:20:18 (CDT)
As a Christian I enjoyed reliving the scenes that I read about everyday.
Thank You,
Robert
Robert Terry <savedbygrace69@hotmail.com>
Riverside, CA USA - Tuesday, July 24, 2001 at 03:33:07 (CDT)
I loved very much this brave point of view although not many believe in it, more please. Question( What is the relation between the early Synogouges and the first centuries churches, concerning ritual point of view?
Emile <anba_reuis@hotmail.com>
Melbourne, vic AUS - Thursday, July 19, 2001 at 08:32:24 (CDT)
As my wife and I are the only Jews living in a town located in the wilds of North West England, some 12 miles SSE from Liverpool (The Home of the Beatles!), we try to sample all Web sites concerned with Jews, the Jewish people, and Judaism in general.
I found your Web site quite interesting, but I have several questions. Since you argue that the synagogue was in effect an extension of the Jerusalem Temple, where if anywhere do the Ebionites (the original Jewish Christians) fit into the picture, if anywhere? Did they continue to worship in existing or new synagogues common to all Jews, or were they eventually excluded from these synagogues, leading them to estabvlish their own places of worship? Also, if the Ebionites were forced to establish separate places of worship, did they refer to these facilities by the Hebrew/Aramaic name of Beit ha-Knesset, of which Synagogue is the literal Greek translation, or did they term their places of worship Ekklesiai, i e, churches?
Also, have you come across any First Century C E Christian literature, perhaps but not exclusively connected to the synagogues, which refers to Baraithot, i e, doctrinal statements attributed to leading Perushim, that is to say, Pharisees?
Ron Lahav <ron_lahav@hotmail.com.>
Runcorn, Cheshire England - Monday, July 16, 2001 at 15:06:25 (CDT)
I'm doing a study on Corinthians and wanted some imformation on synagogues.Your site was really helpful.
Adrian.
Adrian Baker <adribaker@hotmail.com>
Barbados - Friday, July 13, 2001 at 11:01:40 (CDT)
I am researching the particulars of John on Patmos for a Christian drama on the same subject...for historical authenticity, I am compelled to request any notes on your class that you gave on the Revelation of Jesus Christ. Can you help?
Stephen Fair <n1zjm@aol.com>
Tolland, Ct. USA - Tuesday, July 10, 2001 at 23:55:43 (CDT)
Great site, Dr. Binder! Thank you for the excellent resource.
Rev. Wayne Larson <walarson@juno.com>
Des Moines, IA USA - Tuesday, July 10, 2001 at 14:38:51 (CDT)
I Really enjoy your sight have not gotten near all of it and using it for some of my searching of the Word... Thanks Ronnie Fowler
ronald l. fowler <rfowler@seark.net>
Mcgehee, AR United States - Tuesday, June 26, 2001 at 17:06:01 (CDT)
I am writing a paper on the Dead Sea Scrolls, and would like to thank you for your informative site. It was an incredibly interesting search,and I will definitely visit again.
Jenny <oceansbyjjAaol.com>
Wilmington, NC USA - Friday, June 15, 2001 at 02:35:54 (CDT)
Shalom Donald
I'm sending you an e-mail.
Robert B. Turcotte, Ed.D. <abbaenoch@cs.com>
Wakefield, RI USA - Tuesday, June 12, 2001 at 22:16:47 (CDT)
Great site, thanks.
Rodney Thomas <rodney.thomas"durham.ac.uk>
Durham, Durham UK - Monday, June 04, 2001 at 03:29:36 (CDT)
Just browsing the sites that relate to Dr. Don Binder.
I am the webmaster for Pohick Church.
Richard Heintze <heintzer@pohick.org>
Lorton, VA USA - Sunday, June 03, 2001 at 22:18:58 (CDT)
I am Jewish and am very interested in Israel's history.
Josh Rosenthal <intv@bellsouth.net>
Mandeville, La USA - Sunday, June 03, 2001 at 20:20:34 (CDT)
Very helpfull for preparing lessons at school and journeys to Israel.Thank you.
H. Brügge
Brügge, Herbert <h.bruegge@t-online.de>
449497 Mettingen, Germany - Thursday, May 24, 2001 at 14:27:30 (CDT)
I am a Christian (Cumberland Presbyterian)and the leader of a weekly home Bible Study group. In our study for this week we are looking at influences on early Christian worship and synagogues were mentioned as early influences. Since I didn't know much about synagogues, I looked on the net and found your web site. IT HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS HELP! Thanks for posting all of this very interesting information!
George Marston <put11599@aol.com>
Memphis, , TN USA - Thursday, May 24, 2001 at 13:47:47 (CDT)
Found your site through this great link list on Jerusalem (updated Jerusalem Day,
May 21, 2001), for all lovers of Jerusalem.
http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/i-jer.htm
Eli
USA - Monday, May 21, 2001 at 01:40:00 (CDT)
Fascinating site!
It provides me with a great tool to learn
more about my favorite city (Jerusalem) and country.
Thanks!
Eliedaat
Jerusalem, Israel - Monday, May 21, 2001 at 01:30:10 (CDT)
Thanks for the beautiful website. I think I got here through a "geomantic divination" search? I am participating in a local study of the Book of Genesis and was fascinated by the accretion and evolution of sacred sites. When I suggested that wells were sacred because they represented a meeting place for the underworld and the natural world, I got some startled looks. I expect that when I suggest that Daniel tended an oracular shrine, I'll get some more!
Keep up the good work. Again, thanks for a beautiful, complex, and informative website.
Stephanie Ashworth <SSASHWORTH@msn.com>
Fuquay-Varina, NC USA - Tuesday, May 15, 2001 at 15:03:56 (CDT)
Looking forward to seeing you.
John C. Springer <jspringer@porterwright.com>
Washington, DC USA - Tuesday, May 15, 2001 at 14:13:26 (CDT)
Valuable information!!..
Ken White <76250.531@compuserve.com>
Hygiene, CO USA - Monday, May 14, 2001 at 13:42:30 (CDT)
Helpful background to an area of considerable controversy. Thank you.
Revd. Delia Bond <rpm.bond@virgin.net>
Hythe, Kent UK - Saturday, May 12, 2001 at 06:01:32 (CDT)
I am a student at Chapman. I am writing on religion and cultural diversy in the U.S. I found your website. i found your site very informative. Thank you
teresa Padilla <curlyTap@aol.com>
Ca USA - Monday, May 07, 2001 at 02:05:50 (CDT)
I will have to revisit, when I have more time. You might consider adding an image of yourself.
Sometimes people like to put a face on the author.
Warren Prados <Prados@gte.net>
Nokesville , VA USA - Sunday, May 06, 2001 at 19:52:47 (CDT)
I will have to revisit, when I have more time. You might consider adding an image of yourself.
Sometimes people like to put a face on thre author.
Warren Prados <Prados@gte.net>
Nokesville , VA USA - Sunday, May 06, 2001 at 19:49:51 (CDT)
This a nice site, however I was looking for something that I could use to teach my children with. This is just a little over their heads and would not keep their attention. I might come back later and look for myself.
Heather Brackens <hbrackens@yahoo.com>
Gonzales, TX USA - Saturday, May 05, 2001 at 14:33:37 (CDT)
The discovery of these scrolls has proven that there is alternate history to westren civilization.
Since I am a catholic, I find it very troubling that the "church" has covered up so much!!!
D. Schram <drschram@hotmail.com>
london, Ont. Canada - Thursday, April 26, 2001 at 13:48:41 (CDT)
I am a 4th year York U student and I came across your site while in the process research. I am currently writing an essay on Masada and its archaeology, your site was extremely helpful....thankyou so much!
kyla king <kyla_king@hotmail.com>
toronto, on Can - Thursday, April 26, 2001 at 10:15:42 (CDT)
Great Job. Thanks. I will be using them for my lectures.
Katheryn Leung, Ph.D. <katherynl@cesnac.org>
La Puente, CA USA - Wednesday, April 25, 2001 at 18:43:05 (CDT)
Hello,
I recommend you to read this sites and sign the guestbook:
http://truth.macedonia.gr/
http://Makedonia.cc.ece.ntua.gr
http://www.real.macedonia.gr/
http://www.abest.com/~angelos/macfaq.html
http://history.macedonia.gr/faq.htm
P.S. Please tell me what you think and which of them you find best. You can email me to the ad poseidon@mail.vu
Poseidon
Thessaloniki, Greece - Tuesday, April 24, 2001 at 13:50:33 (CDT)
I am doing a presentation for a seminary class and found your page. Nice to see that someone else feels that synagagues weren't just pharasitic in nature.
David Mason <pooh42867m@aol.com>
Columbus, Oh USA - Tuesday, April 10, 2001 at 16:25:54 (CDT)
I'm goint to be in Vancouver May 22 thru May26, is any ortodoxe sinagogue ?
menahem beniflah <benny.beniflah@bankofmaerica.com>
san antonio, TX USA - Monday, April 02, 2001 at 21:12:46 (CDT)
why do you call Israel Palestine?
dp <danoi69@hotmail.com>
USA - Tuesday, March 27, 2001 at 15:44:13 (CST)
Very nice, well-made and informative site.
Dr. Gary Heller <HELLERL@YAHOO.COM>
Jerusalem, Palestine - Tuesday, March 27, 2001 at 10:31:24 (CST)
Pl mention about the place of worship of jews...
Shreenitha <madhu_neetu@yahoo.com>
Nairobi, Kenya - Monday, March 26, 2001 at 19:15:47 (CST)
Great work Please visit our site for more
pisidian antioch info
aydin akduz <info@pisidian.com>
isparta, tr turkey - Sunday, March 25, 2001 at 09:58:53 (CST)
good work
tanya <tanya_hackenbroch@hotmail.com>
USA - Saturday, March 24, 2001 at 12:46:40 (CST)
great page
seenu
USA - Saturday, March 24, 2001 at 11:25:18 (CST)
My husband and I are M-DIV students at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in KC. We are persuing degrees in languages and NT. We are specifically interested in factual data about the 1st Century. We just found this site and haven't yet had a chance to thoroughly look it over, but want to say "Thanks" for the time and effort required to get this info out!
Susan Couch <scouch@afo.net>
Smithville, MO USA - Wednesday, March 21, 2001 at 21:01:50 (CST)
Why don't you have an english version of the tractates (or "Masekhet"s) found in the Minshah? I am looking for something in the Mishnah, but I can barely read Hebrew, however, your site have given me a ton of usefull information, so thanks.
josh <jocotton7@hotmail.com>
fairfax, VA USA - Wednesday, March 21, 2001 at 14:11:01 (CST)
Cool!!!!!!!!!
Paul Bennett <Paul_E_Bennett@hotmail.com>
thorn hill thorn hill
, tn USA - Saturday, March 17, 2001 at 21:44:14 (CST)
BRABO SAS!!! EISTE KATAPLIKTIKOI! ENOIOSA POLY PERHFANH ME TO SITE SAS! KALH SYNEXEIA!
PITSA RASSIA <PITSA_RASSIA@HOTMAIL.COM>
ATHENS, GRECCE - Wednesday, March 14, 2001 at 06:18:52 (CST)
Excellent site!
My wife and are currently working on our master degree in Middle Eastern History and find your site interesting and very informative. We share your opinions.
William and Sha <billsha@harborside.com>
Reedsport , OR USA - Sunday, March 11, 2001 at 01:02:15 (CST)
ONE OF THE BEST SITES
SAM KURAS <sam@flinet.com>
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA USA - Saturday, March 10, 2001 at 20:38:08 (CST)
Dear Sir,
I inform you about the Memorial Page of Professor Grigol Ph. Tsereteli (1870-1938):
http://www.webhostcorp.com/members/grigtseret/index.html
Dr. Levan Z. Urushadze <levan_urushadze@hotmail.com>
Tbilisi, Georgia - Tuesday, March 06, 2001 at 16:28:04 (CST)
I am not a specialist in the field but I am relieved to find such an excellent site on the web, amid an abundance of junk on the subject elsewhere, especially with the wealth of primary material in translation.
Martin Crampin
Wales - Tuesday, March 06, 2001 at 03:37:42 (CST)
GREAT SITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Laurie S <Twoclean9294@aol.com>
Temple City, CA USA - Saturday, March 03, 2001 at 14:10:23 (CST)
Gamla has, since my first visit in 1985, been in my soul. Over the years I have lived on the site, seriously studied her, and written about her as a founding Director of Canadian Friends of Archaeology in Israel. One regret is having misplaced the e-mail address of Danny Sion. Can you forward his address to me? Thanks. Jehovah-shalom Gamla, for you remain the triumphant symbol for the Redemption of Jerusalem the Holy (Legeulat Yerushalem Hak Dosha).
Dr. Bruce Bailey <drbruce@escape.ca>
Winnipeg, MB Canada - Monday, February 26, 2001 at 10:14:57 (CST)
Very well organized and thorough site. Your links are very interesting. I am primarily interested in the four invasions of Israel and Judah by the Assyrians, and the movements of true Israel after those captivities. I am not a professional historian but came to your site through links from www.libertyhistoricalsociety.org.
Owners of that site are fellow employees and have uncovered an interesting dig in Israel.
Eastwood Herin <eastwoodherin@cs.com>
Indianapolis, IN USA - Saturday, February 24, 2001 at 19:03:28 (CST)
great site found what i was looking for
ian <eliteforce13@aol.com>
orpington, uk - Friday, February 23, 2001 at 02:51:02 (CST)
very good information
iyad shrydeh <iyadsh_tg@hotmail>
bethlehem, pl isr - Tuesday, February 20, 2001 at 10:06:31 (CST)
Hi,
Greetings from Finland.
Jari <http://sivut.koti.tpo.fi/polit>
Tampere, FINLAND - Sunday, February 18, 2001 at 22:23:13 (CST)
Thank you for this fine site. You have so much here that I have made a link to your site on our Library Section of our Site.
We are http://qumran.com
Th only negative I have is that the site loaded very slowly for me. This, perhaps, is due to the volume of copy on your site.
Thank you again,
Sis Y'Channah
Y'Channah BatAbba <brethren@qumran.com>
Leslie, AR USA - Friday, February 16, 2001 at 18:28:08 (CST)
Thanks for the good work you are doing!
Jay Southwick <jays@honeycomb-resources.org>
Indpls., IN USA - Thursday, February 15, 2001 at 13:55:37 (CST)
As a fellow NT scholar, let me express my gratitude to a wonderful web-site! I will recommend it to friends who are on the lookout for academically respectable web sites. Your links to other sites alone makes your site valuable.
Perry Kea <kea@uindy.edu>
Indianapolis, IN USA - Wednesday, February 07, 2001 at 16:32:51 (CST)
Please add me to your email list. I am writing a murder mystery novel that will deal with ancient synagogues. THank you. Joan
joan regen <writerjr@earthlink.net>
Guttenberg, NJ USA - Wednesday, February 07, 2001 at 14:52:41 (CST)
What a terrific site! Well organized, great pictures, easy to navigate. I don't have time right now to read your material about synagogues, but I'll probably be back in the future. I'm teaching a class on the DSS and wanted to find pictures of Masada and Qumran. Is it OK if I use some of your pictures in a Power Point presentation? I will let the students know about this web site.
Shalom,
Tom Finley
Tom Finley <tom.finley@truth.biola.edu>
La Mirada, CA USA - Tuesday, February 06, 2001 at 22:39:37 (CST)
Professor Binder, I really liked the site. Great information. I am not a history student but enjoy
reading about different regions of the world and about their culture. Could you direct me to
a site which may contain information on Ireland. I am travelling there this summer and would
like to head over there with a tad bit more information then they have great pints.
Thank you and have a great semester.
Michael Cooper
Michael Cooper <anmdc@uaa.alaska.edu>
Anchorage, AK USA - Tuesday, February 06, 2001 at 15:09:43 (CST)
Dear Mr Binder,
Has Archaeologist, Ehud Netzer's interpretaion on this discovery been upheld?
Myriam Beerepoot <ams1@ozemail.com.au>
Brisbane, Qld Australia - Tuesday, February 06, 2001 at 01:27:30 (CST)
plesase comment on the finkelstein/silvereman book The bible unearthed.They play down the splendor of the Solomon's
temple.Isn't Herod's temple really the second temple?Aren't
christians and certain jewish sects awaiting for the rebuilding of the third temple?
Awaiting your reply, I remain respectfully,
E-themnus2@aol.com
irv <themnus2@aol.com>
new hyde park , n.y. USA - Sunday, February 04, 2001 at 09:02:00 (CST)
I am an attorney and amateur historian and researcher. Thank you for making such an interesting resource available to the public at large and also for investing so much time in the project.
John Wertheim <wertheim@swcp.com>
Albuquerque, NM USA - Thursday, February 01, 2001 at 17:12:46 (CST)
I enjoyed this site. Hopefully, I can use this site to produce my term paper from 1 Cor. 15
Husz <fmhsjbcc@Aol.com>
solon, oh USA - Wednesday, January 31, 2001 at 10:18:31 (CST)
You are so right , you have caught my intrest. I certainly appreciate all your
effort in putting this together.
However Sir I have a question, Is there such a date as 3920 for the Hebrew calander,
and if so is there information on synagogues for that era ?
And what would be the earliest recorded synagogue ?
Edward Cedillo <redeagle@cmpmail.com>
San Antonio, tx USA - Monday, January 29, 2001 at 01:01:39 (CST)
Would like to see more info like this one. i.e. holyland archaeological discoveries and their details.
Thanks!
Micha Avni <michaa@mobixell.com>
Herzliya, Israel - Sunday, January 28, 2001 at 09:55:38 (CST)
Thank you for this excellent webside. It contains a wealth of information bothfor the Bible student and the traveller in the Mediterranean countries.
A. Giering <A.undM.Giering@t-online.de>
Bruenen, Germany - Saturday, January 27, 2001 at 01:50:06 (CST)
Very interesting site. Very well researched. I would like to have a private conversation with you please contact me. Thanks
Barzel(Bill) Kuhlmeyer <graftedin@tenforward.com>
Port Angeles, WA USA - Friday, January 26, 2001 at 22:49:01 (CST)
Very interesting site. I'm fascinated by
archaeology and how it relates to the Bible. Thank you for putting this on the web!
r morton
vanceburg, ky USA - Friday, January 26, 2001 at 06:43:23 (CST)
Thanks for your website. The classes looked interesting. I've been studying Revelation for about 12 years & have come to the conclusion that it is rooted in seven Visions of Christ. So it's structure is Prolog, Christ as: Priest/King...Lamb Almighty...Christ Angel...Christ Child...Lamb on Zion...Son of Man on Cloud,(reaper) and, last as King Priest. I've written a mss. on this and have some shorter papers outlining the seven visions and would be happy to send them to you.
Rex Downie, Jr. <pilesar@bellatlantic.net>
Beaver Falls, Pa. 15010, Pa. USA - Thursday, January 25, 2001 at 08:26:51 (CST)
Your website and the information contained in it are so interesting. I'm an architecture student and for our first project I was assigned to design a synagogue. I'll be visiting this space often for information and inspiration. This is perfect!!!
rodney redondo <grymlok@hotmail.com>
los angeles, ca USA - Wednesday, January 17, 2001 at 01:15:47 (CST)
Hello Dr. Binder,
I wrote to you a number of years ago expressing my appreciation for your work. I am in the happy position to be visiting Israel for the fouth time in March. I am hoping to break away from my group while in Tiberius and visit several sites on my own. I hope to visit Gamla and Hazor. Do you have any updates on either of these sites that might be of interest? Are there other sites I should consider beyond the usual tour sites? Do you have any suggestions on how to access these sites? Should I rent a car or try to take a taxi to these sites? Thanks
Peter McLewin <Peterwebit@aol.com>
Norfolk, Va USA - Saturday, January 13, 2001 at 13:10:23 (CST)
Hello! I've been in your page only for som minutes, but I found it very interesting. I want to visit your page later. I search for literature on a subject I study and write about: "The Moses- and Elijah-tradiditions in the second temple period and Jesus from Nasareth". I'm a theologian, and teacher in The New Testament at The Bible School in Oslo, Norway.
If you know about some literature on the subject, I would be thankful to hear from you.
I will read more from your study later on, because i travel in Israel once and twice each year with study groups or for own studies.
God bless you.
Greetings
Per Reinert Eriksen
Per Reinert Eriksen <per.reinert.eriksen@indremisjon.no>
Oslo, Norway - Sunday, January 07, 2001 at 14:49:40 (CST)
Your site has been very useful in my study of the Bible in context. I am revisiting the Old Testament and am interested the history and culture of people groups and civilizations with which the Hebrews interacted. For example, Abram lived in Ur of the Chaldeans but I know very little about that society. Can you suggest a site or textbook resource to help in my study? By the way I am an amateur.
Dennis Ford <dford@cpa-wfy.com>
Irvine, CA USA - Friday, January 05, 2001 at 14:10:26 (CST)
i only came on here 2 find info 4 project
amie <none of your buissness>
port talbot, wales u.k - Tuesday, January 02, 2001 at 07:59:08 (CST)
i think the meaning of synagogue should be menshoned because i am doing aproject on synagogues for school and that is what i needed to know
Amie <************************************>
Port Talbot, wales United Kingdom - Tuesday, January 02, 2001 at 07:56:39 (CST)
I deeply appreciate this site, it's really educational/informative and brings more exitement to study and explore/discover. God bless!!
Marlou Flor D. Abalos <Nhar092176@usa.net>
Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C., USA - Sunday, December 31, 2000 at 22:48:44 (CST)
Dear Dr. binder,
Thank you for the opportunity to have easy access to the fruit of your labour! An exquisite site, but more, top hole, as they say. My compliments and thanks for our Lord's work continuing in and through you.
Malcolm Berry
Ven. Malcolm D. Berry Jr. <berry@nbnet.nb.ca>
Shediac Cape, NB Cda - Saturday, December 16, 2000 at 19:28:09 (CST)
First Time on this site. Thanks
Pastor W.F."Johnny" Vickers <WFV2415@aol.com>
Julian, WV USA - Friday, December 08, 2000 at 18:32:40 (CST)
Very nicely done. I like the ease with which I can navigate through the site as well as the non-technical explanations which even novice students of Biblical studies and Near Eastern backgrounds can use the site.
Joseph J. Saggio, Ed.D. <joesag@juno.com>
Peoria, AZ USA - Wednesday, December 06, 2000 at 03:10:00 (CST)
Splendid site, very useful.
I wrote a thesis on the Dura Synagogue. To be published 2001.
It proved difficult to obtain pictures from Israel sites.
Best wishes
Aline Rousselle
Professor of Ancient History
University of Toulouse
Aline Rousselle <alirouss@club-internet.fr>
Montpellier, France - Saturday, December 02, 2000 at 09:15:16 (CST)
Sinagoges of the second temple times it will help to understand second temple judaism because is not much that is known.thank you, shalom aleheim
TOMAS CINTRON JR <tomabenyehudah_2000@yahoo.com>
SUNRISE, FL USA - Wednesday, November 29, 2000 at 22:26:07 (CST)
Everything on your site is very, very interesting ! Keep up mthe good work !
Best wishes
Stanley
Stanislaw Sawkiewicz <Stanislaw.Sawkiewicz@ker.com.pl>
41-908 Bytom, Poland - Friday, November 17, 2000 at 03:50:16 (CST)
I am taking my first class on the New Testament at Christian Theological Seminary here in Indianapolis. It is fascinating. I stumbled onto your site while trying to find information about Mediterranean culture during the first century. Thanks for all of the info and hard work. As a beginner, I will be visiting this site over and over again.
Kathy Harting <katiediditt@gateway.net>
Indianapolis, IN USA - Sunday, November 12, 2000 at 20:35:42 (CST)
Great site. I plan to refer students to it in the future.
MM
Michael Martin <michaelmartin@ggbts.edu>
Mill Valley, CA USA - Saturday, November 11, 2000 at 22:20:04 (CST)
Hi, Realy glad to see this web site. It's realy helpful. Thanks very Much
Waxtiko <mtw5@waikato.ac.nz>
Hamilton, NZ - Wednesday, November 08, 2000 at 15:03:39 (CST)
I am having trouble accessing the Tanach and get an error message "The requested item could not be loaded by the proxy. Proxy server is unable to locate the server: www1.cc.huji.ac.il. The server does not have a DNS entry. Check the server name in the
Location (URL) and try again.
Any ideas?
Bob
Bob Labelle <Bob.Labelle@motorola.com>
Austin, TX USA - Monday, November 06, 2000 at 10:10:46 (CST)
Excellent Web Site. Thank you for sharing your knowledge - reserach.
Eldon Wildeman
Regina, sk Canada - Sunday, November 05, 2000 at 18:13:50 (CST)
Dr. Binder,
This is really an excellent site. You have done a wonderful job in all repects.
Best wishes in your work.
Proctor
Proctor S. Burress <psburress@worldnet.att.net>
Lexington, KY USA - Thursday, November 02, 2000 at 06:06:33 (CST)
I've enjoyed browsing your site very much and
I've bookmarked it so that I can come back and read more. Thanks so much for all the hard work that has obviously gone into creating such a comprehensive and fascinating site.
Leiah
http://www.geocities.com/jelbaum/
Leiah <leiah@elbaum.org>
Modi'in, Israel - Wednesday, November 01, 2000 at 06:56:26 (CST)
This is one of the greatest sites I have seen
for research !!--- would like to see more data attached to the Ante-Nicene Fathers ie., thoughts on their personal import of the Laws of Moses ... were they all anti-Jewish as the (Christ Killers) or did some believe they (as Christians) could learn from them (the Jews)?
Clinton Nauert <enclin0@ipa.net>
Greenwood, AR USA - Tuesday, October 31, 2000 at 13:46:42 (CST)
Just doing research. I am working on a Masters in Middle Eastern History @ Arkansas Institute of Holy Land Studies.
Shalom
Gary Hoffman <gwhoffman95.juno.com>
Fremont, IN USA - Saturday, October 28, 2000 at 13:15:14 (CDT)
Wonderful site! As a PhD candidate in NT I found the site to be quite helpful, especially the course syllabi and the internet resources. In my role as TA for many NT courses I will certainly direct students to the site. I think they will find it as helpful as I did.
Chris Spinks <cspinks@fuller.edu>
Sierra Madre, CA USA - Tuesday, October 24, 2000 at 21:29:43 (CDT)
Very infornative. There needs to be more of this on the internet.
Bill Lindsay <wbl7681@aol.com>
Flower Mound, TX USA - Saturday, October 21, 2000 at 19:24:21 (CDT)
I'm working on some new projects for the University of Michigan site, and if there are any improvements you'd like to see made, please contact me.
Steve Bennett <stbennet@umich.edu>
Ann Arbor, MI USA - Friday, October 20, 2000 at 13:55:04 (CDT)
You have some great information here. It was very helpful.
I'm currently building a computer model of capernaum for
my computer animation classes. We will show it in a virtual
reality theater in December at Brigham Young University.
marshall candland <mcandland@hotmail.com>
Provo, UT USA - Friday, October 20, 2000 at 01:00:06 (CDT)
nice site
Shoshana D.
USA - Friday, October 13, 2000 at 11:04:22 (CDT)
Thank you for putting all of this information together. I look forward to using your Web site for further research. I am currently working on a Master's at Wheaton College in Wheaton IL. I am in the process of writing a paper on the understanding of "Elder" in the Jewish context. If you can offer any suggestions in this regard I would appreciate your input. Nevertheless, I want to thank you again for all of your work in putting together this invaluable site. The Lord's blessings be upon you.
Sincerely,
John Rush Sr.
John Rush <johnanddebbierush@juno.com>
Chicago, IL USA - Wednesday, October 11, 2000 at 08:38:06 (CDT)
I am training to be a religious studies teacher at Kings College, London University. I just visited your website. Shalom!
joanne <kknb3077>
london, uk - Friday, October 06, 2000 at 12:40:01 (CDT)
Thanks for putting up this site. I am writing a paper about Galilee in the time of Jesus' life.
Phyllis
Oakland, Ca USA - Wednesday, October 04, 2000 at 16:20:50 (CDT)
Thanks. I'm in an EFM group studying the New Testament and your site was very instructive
Dall Forsythe <dall@ix.netcom.com>
Hudson, NY USA - Friday, September 29, 2000 at 07:04:19 (CDT)
There is alot of information on this page
Shawn And Ralph <solo777@hotmail.com>
Three Hills, ab can - Tuesday, September 26, 2000 at 19:10:54 (CDT)
super
watson
yamhill, or USA - Monday, September 25, 2000 at 16:13:22 (CDT)
When you were at SMU did you know Dr. Fred Wendorff? If so, do you know how I can contact him?
I understand that he is still at SMU, but is from time to time in Egypt supervising an excavation site in the desert.
Thanks in advance for any help you may provide.
Wes Hedges
Wesley Hedges <hedges@texas.net>
San Antonio, TX USA - Saturday, September 23, 2000 at 21:27:22 (CDT)
Your website is filled with amazing photos and information about the ancient cities and times. It is so helpful in research and making a clearer picture of where the Jews and Romans were. Visual pictures of where things happened are so helpful to me. Thanks for the thoroughness of your site! God bless- Kimberly
kimberly <smithkimberly10@hotmail.com>
ketchikan, ak USA - Saturday, September 23, 2000 at 14:54:14 (CDT)
Dear Fr. Binder,
I enjoyed reading the students' discussion on your board. Katie was so happy that I looked at what she wrote.
Your book sounds very interesting.
We enjoyed reading about you. I pointed out to Katie that you were your high school's valedictorian. Do you grow up in Pennsylvania?
You have a fabulous web site. Thank you for inspiring Katie.
In Christ,
Pat
Pat Williams <pl.williams@baylordallas.edu>
Dallas, TX USA - Friday, September 22, 2000 at 22:25:10 (CDT)
Dear Fr. Binder,
I enjoyed reading the students' discussion on your board. Katie was so happy that I looked
what she wrote.
You have a fabulous web site. Thank you for inspiring Katie.
In Christ,
Pat
Pat Williams <pl.williams@baylordallas.edu>
Dallas, TX USA - Friday, September 22, 2000 at 22:23:33 (CDT)
I love your site. Neat graphics and complete information.
Rhonda Freeman <free_rhonda@yahoo.com>
Three Hills , AB CAN - Thursday, September 21, 2000 at 17:19:50 (CDT)
What a nice site!
I wrote a book about the history of synagogues, in Dutch. Yesterday on a bookfair I got the adres of your website!
Lieshout, van, C.M.H. <Ineke@Amen.nl>
WijkbijDuurstede, Holland - Sunday, September 17, 2000 at 10:47:56 (CDT)
I am a 2nd year EFM student. I found your site to be a fascinating supplement to my studies and will share this site with my group tomorrow night. Thanks for making your work available to us.
donald owen <talesin@mindspring.com>
pelham (suburb of Birmingham), al USA - Monday, September 11, 2000 at 19:25:58
(CDT)
this is a wonderful site and i've only just got started - is there any information re;
mt carmel
louarne emery <lou_baby@hotmail.com>
Brisbane, qld australia - Monday, September 11, 2000 at 03:55:18 (CDT)
Hello,
Nice site, and I will have to read it somewhat more deeply. I find it tiring to read from the computer screen...
I'd like to ask you to remove Yoel Rappel's name from your reference to Gutmann's book. We had to put his name for legal reasons in the inside cover, but in fact he had very little to do with the production of the book, and much less (that's absolutely nothing) with its writing!
Thanks.
Danny Syon <danny@israntique.org.il>
- Monday, September 11, 2000 at 02:09:08 (CDT)
I have only stumbled across your site from the New Testament Gateway, and haven't explored it that much yet... but this is very intriguing information, especially to students of the ancient churches of Christ.
Jesse W. Jones <Jones2752@yahoo.com>
Pleasanton, Tx USA - Friday, September 08, 2000 at 07:57:56 (CDT)
Interesting website.
MENJ
http://bismikaallahuma.cjb.net
MENJ <lordjerec@yahoo.com>
Kajang, SEL Malaysia - Monday, August 28, 2000 at 00:03:43 (CDT)
This is a great informational site. Thank you for letting me visit you.
Mary Lou Hines <lookup2@earthlink.net>
Temecula, Ca USA - Saturday, August 26, 2000 at 00:05:12 (CDT)
I love the photographs, and the history of each one. Congratulations for a job well known that will teach everyone about the most beautiful city on earth.
malca <malcabass@worldnet.att.net>
miami beach, fl USA - Tuesday, August 22, 2000 at 18:22:05 (CDT)
Thank you for a beautiful read and
a new opening in early synagogue history.
Imre Tzvi Neuwirth <neuw@total.net>
Montréal, QC Canada - Saturday, August 19, 2000 at 20:52:52 (CDT)
Very Well Done Website on an extremely interesting topic. Great Links and the Photo Gallery is also a big plus.
Lisa Kleinstein <b-clark@ihug.co.nz>
Auckland, , NZ - Saturday, August 05, 2000 at 15:43:36 (CDT)
Hi donald. Great site!, fine job. for the Jericho synagogue you may want to put this link.
http://www.eretz.com/eretzmag/b_artcle/e67pg57.htm
Best wishes. Danny
Danny Herman <dherman@h2.hum.huji.ac.il>
Jerusalem, Israel Israel - Friday, August 04, 2000 at 08:05:40 (CDT)
I'm just a traveler (actually a fallen Anglican who found your site through the No. Alabama conference website) trying to walk closer with closer with God daily. I'll keep checking it out.
Jack Reamey <JackR@bsccpa.com>
Birmingham, AL USA - Saturday, July 29, 2000 at 21:22:08 (CDT)
As a tour guide, with great interst in history and religions in Israel, I enjoy your site very much, and regret I discovered it only now.
Joseph Kost <yossi.kost@main.co.il>
Tel Aviv, Israel - Friday, July 28, 2000 at 02:54:55 (CDT)
I,ve just found your site and have not had that much time to do a great deal of exploring, though what I have seen is very impressive and interesting. I would just like to make note of one thing. You collect all the ancient literary references to synagogues. I looked for instance at your section on Judea and Jerusalem. For synogogues in this are you might want to take note of the mention of the 480 synogogues mentioned in reference to Jerusalem in the Jerusalem Talmud, Tractate Megila, Chapter 1, Halachot 1 and 9, if I'm not mistaken (I'm giving u the source from memory). There are also other historical references in the talmudic and rabbinic literature. And wjile these references are in the later talmudic compilations, prominent scholars have shown the antiquity of the traditions they contain. Y.P.
yitzchak pepper <marcy8218@aol.com>
USA - Thursday, July 27, 2000 at 00:47:16 (CDT)
Great Site!
PageCrafters.net
- Wednesday, July 26, 2000 at 02:53:25 (CDT)
Hello, Don! Our congregation has begun a series of interfaith dialogues with Jewish neighbors. I hope that your study will give us some insights that will broaden our understanding of Judaism. Thanks, Brad
Brad L. Jackson <jacksbjcp@ns.gemlink.com>
Madison, Va USA - Friday, July 21, 2000 at 16:50:25 (CDT)
Very Interesting site.
Will help me prepare a lecture!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Shalom
Marcos Susskind <seguros@insurer.com>
Sao Paulo, SP Brazil - Saturday, July 15, 2000 at 23:21:14 (CDT)
I wanted to order your book about a year ago and I was told that it was not yet published. I forgot about it in the meantime and it was just brought to my attention. I read great portions of the books and I find your discussions precise and meticulous. I am sure that it will be a classic in its field. I have just published a bibliography of articles on synagogues throughout the ages and I would like to send you a copy if you will provide me with a snail mail address. I tried to order your book through amazon. com and i was now informed that it is out of print. Is it possible to get a copy? I could offer to review it either in Hebrew in an Israeli journal or perhaps in English for H-Judaic.
Looking forward to hearing from you
best wishes
Joseph Tabory
Bar Ilan University
Joseph Tabory <taborj@mail.biu.ac.il>
Jerusalem, Israel - Thursday, July 13, 2000 at 15:56:01 (CDT)
Father Binder:
I am truly in awe of the presentational skill in this website. Its organization and your writing are superb. The correspondence sections indicate a rare quality in the work of both professional and popular appeal. Thank you for a labor that not only provides engaging facts and images, but raises consciousness to critical thinking and responsible scholarship. (Now I'll have to read the whole dissertation.)
Kay Sykes
Dallas, TX USA - Monday, July 10, 2000 at 12:25:47 (CDT)
Very interesting topic. I have an interest in Israel - both ancient and contemporary. I look forward to reading your dissertation. I am also interested in your views concerning the building of the 3rd Temple - will it happen, and if so, how will its presence affect Middle East policy?
Michael Brooks <MSB6781@exchange.uta.edu>
Arlington, TX USA - Saturday, July 08, 2000 at 18:29:58 (CDT)
GREAT SITE - LET US HEAR FROM YOU IF THERE ARE ANY TRIPS FOR EXCAVATION DURING END OF JULY TO MID AUGUST, 2000. THANX - WRITE US BACK ASAP.
PEGGY & ADAM
Peggy Zachmy <Pegster@home.com>
Elkins Park, PA USA - Friday, July 07, 2000 at 15:17:58 (CDT)
Very helpful.
James J. Harrington <jjharrington@sprintmail.com>
New York, NY USA - Monday, June 12, 2000 at 11:13:29 (CDT)
Dear sirs,
I must say that your site is remarkable. My study is on phonecian artifacts, and I was interested to know if Israel during its occupation of Lebanon back in the 80's, did an archealogical break throughs take place, or was it strictly military presense. thank you.
John Sable <johnsable999@hotmail.com>
Quebec, Canada - Friday, June 09, 2000 at 11:37:35 (CDT)
I found your site on a "search" and I simply love it...I really enjoy the Hebrew Tenach, and am pleased that it "cuts and pastes" into my word programs as I teach Hebrew and have to send a lot of info out about Hebrew scriptures. Someone is doing "banners" for a Messianic Shavuot this week and need to see the Hebrew so I linked them to your site.
Ra todot,
dodi
Dorothy <dodi7@juno.com>
Mpls, MN, MN USA - Thursday, June 08, 2000 at 15:19:31 (CDT)
Great web site!
Art Coleman <ItsLee855@cs.com>
USA - Thursday, June 08, 2000 at 11:17:20 (CDT)
Very informative and very interesting!
I'm a student majoring in Roman history.My MA dissertation is about the first Jewish War and I have a high esteem for Jewish civilization. I want to know more about it which shaped today's world.
Song Li-hong <bruckner@990.net>
China - Thursday, June 01, 2000 at 21:33:31 (CDT)
I find this very informative and interesting.
I am thankful for this site.
Paul L. R. Mason <plrm37@prodigy.net>
Fayetteville, NC USA - Tuesday, May 30, 2000 at 13:46:26 (CDT)
Great site, glad I discovered it, Came from Rome (ancient sites) actually. Looking forward to exploring some of your links at a later date. Thanking you for posting your research. Been confused about the time, place and role of synagogues. Your research will help clarify, at least what the issues are.
Tom Price <Tom.E.Price@ssa.com>
Bowie, MD USA - Monday, May 15, 2000 at 12:04:58 (CDT)
thank you for putting this sight here i spend a lot of time reading these writings that back up the gospel and still confirm the word of our lord and savior.
james maynard <jmay@jorsm.com>
dyer, in USA - Sunday, May 14, 2000 at 17:15:32 (CDT)
What a wonderful site! I am a Christian Sunday School Teacher seeking information on the crossing of the Red Sea, the ruins of Sodom and Gomorrah, Noah's Ark and the arc of the Covenant. Please contact me if you have similar interest or resources. Blessings to you!
Mike Smalley <Hamlet_Rocks@yahoo.com>
Kansas City, MO USA - Thursday, May 04, 2000 at 18:38:43 (CDT)
I enjoyed looking at your web page. My teacher assigned us a paper on a web page relating to the Old Testament. I found your web site very informative and interesting!
Shannon Lewis
Baylor University
Shannon Lewis <Shann212@aol.com>
Waco, TX USA - Sunday, April 16, 2000 at 22:15:25 (CDT)
I looked at this because our old testament professor had us write about your site. I found it very interesting and not near as boring as a lot of sites like this-good job!!
Ty Higdon <tyreemichele@yahoo.com>
Mason, TX USA - Tuesday, April 11, 2000 at 15:51:10 (CDT)
We are traveling to the Greek Islands in May and plan a return to Delos. Have been searching the net for detailed descriptions of ruins as we love to take time and understand what we are seeing. Am thrilled to find your info! Especially to discover that there is something to investigate other than pagan shrines, even if it does seem to be Samaritan !! Thanks so much!
Laurel Stanton <lollypeter@hotmail.com>
Calgary, AB Canada - Saturday, April 08, 2000 at 17:14:04 (CDT)
Hi.
I'm a graduate student in NT at Vanderbilt writing my first syllabus (in this case, a sample one). Your syllabus has been an invaluable aid, especially your links. Thank you.
P.S. I got the link to this page from the AAR/SBL Syllabi site. Thanks for sharing your syllabus with others!
Maggie Hoop <maggie.l.hoop@vanderbilt.edu>
Nashville, TN USA - Saturday, April 08, 2000 at 15:31:51 (CDT)
Interesting Site
Peter D. Tannen <ptannen@swcp.com>
Albuquerque, NM USA - Monday, April 03, 2000 at 21:46:48 (CDT)
Fascinated by your site! The Jewish Museum in NYC has just opened the first part of the new Permanent exhibition. The museum's position is that synagogues for study of the Torah existed alongside the Second Temple. I am a docent at the Museum and was just reviewing my notes as part of preparing my tour. I was also searching the Net for related information. Imagine my surprise when I found your dissertation information!If you get to New York, let me know. It would be my pleasure to show you the exhibit.
Sincerely,
Renee Miller
Renee Miller <reneem1@freewwweb,com>
New York, NY USA - Monday, March 27, 2000 at 21:40:48 (CST)
Hey,
I think that this site is pretty cool. But I am doing a project in school about the roman synagogues. theres nothin here about them. i need info and a picture about the roman ones man! please send me this info and a pic straight away as the due date is real soon!
Love Tazzy xxx :)
Taz <Tazzy_8898@yahoo.com.au>
SA Australia - Sunday, March 26, 2000 at 22:49:31 (CST)
Excellent site. I will have to come back often to take it all in. I expecially like the images.
Mike Cunningham, Ph.D. <hmc1@bigfoot.com>
Dallas, Tx. USA - Sunday, March 26, 2000 at 17:33:37 (CST)
I will be in Gamala the week of 4-2-00 and am looking forward with anticipation the site of Vespasian's taking of it.
Thank you for your work, it has helped me greatly.
Very truly yours,
Jojon Kirkpatrick
Jojon Kirkpatrick <buyer@buyerschoicerealestate.com>
Boise, ID USA - Thursday, March 23, 2000 at 23:05:34 (CST)
Very good site Thank You
Glenn McCall <gnmccall@mindspring.com>
Warner Robins, GA USA - Wednesday, March 15, 2000 at 19:23:03 (CST)
I always have end up back here for the information i need for my studies.
thankyou.
john ward <ward@inter.net.il>
golan hieghts, israel - Wednesday, March 15, 2000 at 12:42:39 (CST)
This is a very interestin site
for the study of the New Testament.
Thank you
Emilio Salvatore <emisal@libero.it>
Napoli. ITALY, USA - Tuesday, March 14, 2000 at 16:42:27 (CST)
I'm very impressed with your website,please continue to give us more information on your findings.
elizabeth <lizcruz49@hotmail.com>
chicago, iL USA - Wednesday, March 08, 2000 at 10:52:38 (CST)
Just brousing
Johnny Robbins <jrobbins@charter.net>
Jefferson, tn USA - Wednesday, March 01, 2000 at 22:01:05 (CST)
I have participated in the research project "The Ancient Synagogue: Birthplace of Two World Religions" at Lund University, Sweden.
My contribution to the project is a study called "The Connection ov Early Biblical Events to Passover in Targum Pseudo-Jonathan".
Next time I will visit your site I will take a closer look at Judaica.
Have a nice time!
Per Bengtsson <per.bengtsson@mellost.lu.se>
LUND, Sweden - Thursday, February 24, 2000 at 02:36:36 (CST)
I'm an extremely elderly grad student in archaeology at Wheaton College who hopes to go on
to study the points of divergence between the synagogue communities and the new followers
of Jesus during the 1st and 2nd centuries. I plan to be a frequent visitor to your site and to
pass its location along to my Torah Study friends at a local Reform synagogue, as well as to
others. We were directed to your site by our Advanced Archaeology and N.T. professor,
Dr. John McRay. What a GREAT assignment! And I WILL be asking you questions!
Lee Ohm <leeohm@hotmail.com>
Wheaton, IL USA - Wednesday, February 23, 2000 at 18:06:56 (CST)
This web site really helped me on my research paper for Religion 102!
Laura Brawn
Malibu, CA USA - Wednesday, February 23, 2000 at 15:49:20 (CST)
Thank you for a very informative section.
Ramona minto <ramonaminto@hotmail.com>
Hacienda Hts., CA USA - Wednesday, February 23, 2000 at 12:39:17 (CST)
Your site is wonderful. My 6th grade son is doing a project on ancient Israel, and had become quite frustrated by the amount of superficial information available on the Internet. (Indeed, the Philadelphia Public Library did not have good, up-to-date materials.) Your web site is visually interesting, clearly explained and accessible as yours. Maps, photos and clear commentary make it head and shoulders above all others we have found.
Many thanks for sharing your hard work.
M Snelling <MPSnelling@aol.com>
Philadelphia, pa USA - Monday, February 21, 2000 at 19:38:59 (CST)
Have you noticed that "Jesus" is pronounced:
"Hey-sman@earthlink.net>
Dallas, TX USA - Monday, February 21, 2000 at 11:23:25 (CST)
The link to the images on your web site http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/mss/index.html
does not exist now as they took the site down.
Do you have other sources for images of P66, p75, Aleph, B, A?
Thanks -
Cooper Abrams <cabrams@bible-truth.org>
Rocky Mount, NC USA - Monday, February 21, 2000 at 09:26:57 (CST)
Found your site of great use, a wonderful source of research.
Please advise of updates.
Samuel
Samuel Artman <artman712@yahoo.com>
Evansville, In USA - Friday, February 18, 2000 at 14:46:51 (CST)
Very interesting site. I was interested in what prompted the formation of additional
synagogues? The size of the membership to constitute a synagogue? Guidelines for number
of Elders to form Council of Elders to pass judgments and order discipline in religious
matters? Many Christian assemblies based their practice of plurality of Eders on the form
of government in the AD 1-70 synagogues. I would appreciate any information you could
provide. Thanks
Bob Etheridge <betheridge@home.com>
Fremont, CA USA - Wednesday, February 16, 2000 at 12:10:29 (CST)
Very interesting websites and pictures. Will have to bring my teen age daughter here to see it. Deborah Oney, Blood Recall/Withdrawal - Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease http://members.aol.com/debbieoney/blood.htm
Deborah Oney <DebbieOney@aol.com>
Chicago, IL USA - Friday, February 11, 2000 at 08:37:31 (CST)
At a first glimpse it looks a very nice site. We will be glad to look at it in deeper perspective in the future. I myself was involved in the excavations in Avdat, Caesarea by the sea and Tiberias by the sea of Galilee.
Micha Ashkenazi <iptmicha@inter.net.il>
Jerusalem, Israel Israel - Friday, February 11, 2000 at 02:29:16 (CST)
Father Binder,
I haven't really had time to read much of your site. Colt told me about it and I was very interested to see what you have done. I will return again I'm sure many times to read and explore. I have alwyas loved listening to your knowledge. I'm sure I'll see you sometime soon.
Love in Christ-
Carrie Ross
Carrie Ross <carebear_sfa@yahoo.com>
Dallas, tx USA - Tuesday, February 08, 2000 at 17:07:07 (CST)
I just borrowed your thesis from our library today. Questions about the synagogue have been in our discussions at church (CRC, Nashville).
However, I actually borrowed your book in connection with work I'm doing on Hebrews (NT book).
Thanks for posting your website.
John Mason <jsmason@earthlink.net>
Nashville, TN USA - Tuesday, February 08, 2000 at 14:23:02 (CST)
Thank you for all the hours and research you have spent in making this site available to the public. The Herodian Fortress pictures and bios are just what I needed for research.
Nina Rodriguez <ninar@getv.org>
San Antonio, TX USA - Monday, January 31, 2000 at 11:30:22 (CST)
Great page! It's hard enough to find good
material. You've brought a lot of it together on one site. Thank You!!!
Steve Walker <StevWalk@Iserv.net>
Hastings, MI USA - Sunday, January 30, 2000 at 21:18:37 (CST)
Great page! It's hard enough to find good
material. You've brought a lot of it together on one site. Thank You!!!
Steve Walker <StevWalk>
Hastings, MI USA - Sunday, January 30, 2000 at 21:18:24 (CST)
great site: May I suggest a link to Gospel of Luke: http://www.geocities.com/gospelofluke/
My site includes articles which I have written, two of which has been published; a third, Luke and the Wicked Tenants
has been accepted by SBL for submission to the MidAtlantic Regional Meeting. My site also includes related Luke-Acts links, and images
related to Luke-Acts. It will soon be the largest and best site on the Internet on Luke-Acts.
Richard H. Anderson
Richard H. Anderson <keras@bellatlantic.net>
Wallingford, PA USA - Sunday, January 30, 2000 at 09:40:50 (CST)
Your web page is wonderful. This was a brief visit. I will be back when I can stay longer. Found your web page via H-net Discussion Logs/Judica. Thanks for a very informative site.
Gwen Pulos <gjpcic@aol.com>
Akron, OH USA - Friday, January 28, 2000 at 20:52:17 (CST)
Dr. Binder,
I visited your website after posting my test message and I love all of the pictures. It is obvious that you have put a lot of hard work and time into creating this website. It's very interesting and I am sure that I will visit again to look at more pictures and try some of the links. See you in class.
Sincerely,
Kristin Henderson
Kristin Henderson <khenders@mail.smu.edu>
dallas, tx USA - Wednesday, January 26, 2000 at 17:53:34 (CST)
Great site. I'd suggest that Dr. Binder delve more deeply into the burgeoning field of Samaritan studies. Alan D. Crown and others have done revolutionary work to open up new vistas for understanding just how real and widespread was the "Samaritan Diaspora" throughout the Second Temple Period. Likewise, more study might reveal the presence in Galilee of MANY non-Judaean "Israelites" during this period.
Scott Hahn <76776.304@compuserve.com>
Steubenville, Ohio USA - Wednesday, January 19, 2000 at 23:00:27 (CST)
Helpful!!!!!!!!
Shannon Williams <shan12478@mailcity.com>
Meadville, MS USA - Sunday, January 16, 2000 at 15:49:46 (CST)
Beautifully done site! I just put an image of the corinthian capitals in the synagogue at Ostia on
my little Corinthians web pages and I was steered to your Ostia page. I now know the correct date
to give the capitals, namely c. 50 A.D. Thanks for putting it up on the net!
-John
http://gnv.fdt.net/~aabbeama/Corinthians2.html
John Monkus <aabbeama@gnv.fdt.net>
Gainesville, FL USA - Thursday, January 13, 2000 at 21:29:15 (CST)
Very interesting. This term I have being studying biblical archaeology and it is good to have access to more recent research into the origins and functions of ancient especially early Palestinian synagogues.
I shall tell my tutor about your site!
Best wishes
G Weale
Gillian Weale <gillian.weale@sjc.ox.ac.uk>
Oxford, UK - Tuesday, January 11, 2000 at 05:59:22 (CST)
Father Binder,
I enjoyed your site very much, and I have found a new interest! The pictures are fascinating, and the amount of information that you've supplied is impressive. I look forward to reading the book. GREAT JOB!
In Him, Colt
Colt Segrest <ColtSegrest@aol.com>
Dallas, TX USA - Saturday, January 08, 2000 at 18:19:12 (CST)
I like your site. Thank you for your informative site. It is fantastic.
Robert <rcapeski@hotmail.com>
Sydney, nsw Australia - Friday, January 07, 2000 at 05:53:21 (CST)
Discovered your site through the Duke University Divinity School site, while looking into the background of the church of Thesalonica
to which the apostle Paul penned two epitsles.
Robert L. Phillips <pastor@calvarybc.com>
Durham, NC USA - Tuesday, January 04, 2000 at 21:13:41 (CST)
I enjoyed your site and appreciate the effort that went into preparing it. I hope to get a few of my pictures on line some day
R. Marshall Richmond <marshallr@oregontrail.net>
Umatilla, Ore USA - Sunday, December 26, 1999 at 13:07:07 (CST)
GREAT WEB SITE HELPS ME ALOT IN MY STUDIES TO BE A TOUR GUIDE
john ward <ward@inter.net.il>
GOLAN HEIGHTS, ISRAEL - Friday, December 10, 1999 at 09:38:06 (CST)
Dear Dr. Binder,
Who do you think the mysterious widows of Acts 6 were, and what was their relationship to the synagogues? I am writing a doctoral dissertation on Greek synagogues in Jerusalem in the Late Seconf Temple Period, and would be interested in your opinion.
Yours sincerely,
Shira Nahari
Shira Nahari <Shira.Nahari@arts.monash.edu.au>
Melbourne, VIC Australia - Wednesday, December 08, 1999 at 17:06:43 (CST)
Bored looking for more research areas glad I found yours ... Thank-You
Daniel Fenimore
Daniel Fenimore <kb2ril@k2nesoft.com>
Browns Mills, NJ USA - Saturday, December 04, 1999 at 20:59:34 (CST)
Bored looking for more reseach areas glad I found yours ... Thank-You
Daniel Fenimore
Daniel Fenimore <kb2ril@k2nesoft.com>
Browns Mills, NJ USA - Saturday, December 04, 1999 at 20:56:42 (CST)
Needs more photo's/diagrams of architecture
Ian Milburn <c.milburn@route56.co.uk>
Kings Lynn, England - Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 12:49:51 (CST)
Very helpful.
Jjharr <jjharrington@sprintmail.com>
New York, USA - Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 11:14:51 (CST)
I am amazed at how much exciting information you have made available to New Testament researchers. Thank-you.
Linda Johnson <ljohnson@axion.net>
Vancouver, BC Canada - Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 16:08:11 (CST)
Thank you. I am writing a paper on synagogue art in the antiquity period, but your site gave me some interesting, useful background information.
Barbara Ezring <ezring@aol.com>
USA - Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 14:41:32 (CST)
Thanks! I travel, study, and teach in Israel
annually. I look forward to my next vist to
the Wadi Kelt.
Willis Britt <willisbritt@yahoo.com>
USA - Monday, November 22, 1999 at 09:15:39 (CST)
Your site is fascinating. Is there a place we can find some drawings of what these synagogues, or other similar synagogues, may have looked like at the time they were built? I am interested in exterior and interior views.
Thanks for your help.
Nancy Fischman
Nancy Fischman <fischman@etsu.edu>
Johnson City, TN USA - Saturday, November 20, 1999 at 16:13:10 (CST)
Great work. Glad you made this available onb the web.
Bob Bowser <rdbowser@concentric.net>
USA - Saturday, November 20, 1999 at 11:03:27 (CST)
Thank you for any help you can offer me on my research into the orgin of the symbol I decribed in the e-mail sent to your message board. Your web-site is very well designed and shows a lot of attention to detail. The photos of the uncovered temple ruins were a very nice touch. It would be great to see it in person and maybe even "The Temple" when it is finaly rebuilt, hopefully in our lifetime. Sincerely S.L. Morrison
Steven Lee Morrison <luvkatztoz@aol.com>
Bismark, ND USA - Sunday, November 14, 1999 at 20:45:56 (CST)
It's a pleasure to read articles which simply give the facts and the author's point of view, even pointing out the areas of controversy !
That lets me trust your information and draw my own conclusions ! Too many sites on the web are designed to 'prove' a belief or point of view without the information needed for reaching that conclusion.
Thank you for your contribution of another piece of the puzzle.
Nully
Nully <barbfres@cybergate.com>
Fresno, CA USA - Sunday, November 07, 1999 at 15:09:54 (CST)
VERY GOOD PROJECT. AM COLLECTING AND SORTING THROUGH ONLINE RESOURCES FOR CHURCH HISTORY. CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF SUCH RESOURCES IS NEEDED AND SHOULD ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON WWW. MAYBE YOU WILL TAKE UP THE CHALLENGE. BY THE BYE, TAKE A LOOK AT A WONDERFUL STUDENT PROJECT AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY BY UNDERGRADUATE RICHARD MAMANNA: 'PROJECT CANTERBURY'. IT CAN BE REACHED THROUGH: or
I AM CURRENTLY SEARCHING FOR A WWW FOR 'SCHOLARLY ENGAGEMENT WITH ANGLICAN DOCTRINE'. GOOD LUCK. -- P.S. - I HOPE YOU HAVE TOLD HERSCHEL SHANKS AT BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY ABOUT YOUR PUBLICATION. THEY CAN BE REACHED AT:
SSSHAPLEY <ssshap@starpower.net>
Washington, DC USA - Tuesday, November 02, 1999 at 13:09:56 (CST)
VERY GOOD PROJECT. AM COLLECTING AND SORTING THROUGH ONLINE RESOURCES FOR CHURCH HISTORY. CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF SUCH RESOURCES IS NEEDED AND SHOULD ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON WWW. MAYBE YOU WILL TAKE UP THE CHALLENGE. BY THE BYE, TAKE A LOOK AT A WONDERFUL STUDENT PROJECT AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY BY UNDERGRADUATE RICHARD MAMANNA: 'PROJECT CANTERBURY'. IT CAN BE REACHED THROUGH: or
I AM CURRENTLY SEARCHING FOR A WWW FOR 'SCHOLARLY ENGAGEMENT WITH ANGLICAN DOCTRINE'. GOOD LUCK. -- P.S. - I HOPE YOU HAVE TOLD HERSCHEL SHANKS AT BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY ABOUT YOUR PUBLICATION. THEY CAN BE REACHED AT:
SSSHAPLEY <ssshap@starpower.net>
Washington, DC USA - Tuesday, November 02, 1999 at 13:08:44 (CST)
Very helpful with my A-Level R.E essays.
Thanx for such a great site
Nicola Harris <nicola@23anthony.freeserve.co.uk>
Swindon, UK - Monday, November 01, 1999 at 04:25:19 (CST)
GREAT SITE! I liked reading the site, very cool!
Dave Lister <davelisterrd@yahoo.com>
Dallas, Tx USA - Monday, October 18, 1999 at 20:40:22 (CDT)
My son - Andrew - came home from the first day of your class at St. John's peppering me with archeaological knowledge recently obtained. Being a former (Bennedectine) seminarian, he thinks I should know all of this. Of course, being a Philosophy/Latin major (and now a civil lawyer), I wear my ignorance like a badge on my sleeve. In any event, keep up the great work.
I like the site. I might learn something very interesting. Seriously, I have found a new side to my multi-faceted son. Vale magister.
Steven E. Rogers <barrister@webtv.net>
Dallas, TX USA - Monday, October 18, 1999 at 18:32:09 (CDT)
Dear Father Binder,
Congratulations!
Peace,
Martin
Martin Delabano <mdelabano@stjohnsschool.org>
Dallas, TX USA - Thursday, October 07, 1999 at 07:44:27 (CDT)
I'm doing a research paper on Jesus' dissertation in the Synagogue at Capernaum. ("I am the bread of life") and this is the most informative site that I've found so far. I keep coming back to it because there is so much information. I like the way this site looks. Very pleasing to the eye and easy to get around in. May God continue to bless your good work. It is very helpful.
Jeanne <JeanneR@ZuillBrothers.com>
Poway, CA USA - Wednesday, October 06, 1999 at 18:59:09 (CDT)
I praise God for putting it in your heart to provide this research information.
Julie
julie Sanders <Jsan147245@aol.com>
Greenbelt, md USA - Sunday, October 03, 1999 at 06:37:16 (CDT)
This site downloads very slowly on my P C. but it was very interesting once it finally was done. toda, shalom
Rick Taylor <heb@highland.net>
Lancing, TN USA - Wednesday, September 29, 1999 at 16:45:55 (CDT)
Great Site!
Robin Watson <pnumos@email.msn.com>
Leesburg, GA USA - Tuesday, September 28, 1999 at 22:13:29 (CDT)
Your site has truly helped me out on my report, thanks.
Karen Patterson <kncp@gateway.net>
Yelm, WA USA - Saturday, September 25, 1999 at 16:39:13 (CDT)
I am looking for some background information regarding the presence of Romans in the town of Capernaum. I am in the process of writing a novel about Judea in the time of the Roman occupation 1CE. any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Steve Goldstein <muggles@gte.net>
Temple Terrace, Fl USA - Thursday, September 23, 1999 at 12:58:03 (CDT)
I appreciate the materials very much. They are very helpful to me and my students.
Cheung, Luke <luke.cheung@cgst.edu>
Hong Kong, Hong Kong - Wednesday, September 22, 1999 at 22:38:12 (CDT)
Studing the second temple for a sermon. found it QUITE interesting. frank
franklin Hammack sr. <franklin_hammack@msn.com>
Gulfport, Ms. USA - Wednesday, September 22, 1999 at 12:23:43 (CDT)
Mr. Binder shalom, Thank you very much for making your knowledge available to the ordinary man in the street. I am a tour guide, for the last 20 years. I have developed an interest in synagogues and other matters relating to religion and Judaism in particular. May I send you an article I wrote about Capernaum. It appears on my website.
http://www.kinneret.co.il/leongork
but I'd like to send it directly to you for your comments.Thank you. Yours truly Leon Gork.I have asked my webmaster to make a link to your site.
Leon Gork <leongork@netvision.net.il>
jerusalem, Israel - Monday, September 20, 1999 at 22:56:19 (CDT)
http://archnet.uconn.edu/regions/landau.htm
He suggests that most of the synagogues in your area of study weren't synagogues but temples. Do you want to look?
Sharon Abbott <sabbott@telusplanet.net>
Edmonton, AB,Canada, USA - Sunday, September 19, 1999 at 11:33:26 (CDT)
I have been looking for information on the Masoretic rabbis who made the text of the Torah understandable by making it into sentences, etc. and I came across your site. You might be interested in . He says that most of the synagogues in your area of study weren't synagogues at all but temples and he goes to great pains to discuss their physical orientation. I am in the process of reading your website. I'm finding it very interesting.
Sharon Abbott <sabbott@telusplanet.net>
Edmonton, AB,Canada, USA - Sunday, September 19, 1999 at 11:28:58 (CDT)
i have enjoyed your resources and have sent your site to other christian friend,,but i did have trouble making the home page a link
at first,,but eventually it worked,,thanks
kathy stevens <chong 2@primary.net>
st.louis, mo USA - Wednesday, September 08, 1999 at 23:01:34 (CDT)
Your site is very interesting, and I learned a great deal from this little-known part of
Jewish history. My brother-in-law, Rabbi Mendy Block, is a Chabad rabbi in Plano,
and I think it would be great if you could speak to his learning groups about the
Synagogues. I am sure Mendy would offer a more"traditional" view of how the
Jewish sources viewed the purpose and functions of the Temple.
His email is rabbiblock@yahoo. Drop him a line! I'll tell him about this site.
IThank you for making your work accessible.
Sarah Alevsky
Sarah Alevsky
New Haven, CT USA - Wednesday, September 08, 1999 at 11:35:26 (CDT)
This is in interesting and useful site. I have not nearly explored it all, but accesss to ancient Judaic texts is truly helpful.
Thanks
Milton Horne <MHorne1956@aol.com>
Kansas City, MO USA - Saturday, August 28, 1999 at 15:18:22 (CDT)
Warm welcome to Alnemat Arabic Christian Internet Magazine, We love you ! Please visit us at:
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TheGrace.com, - Wednesday, August 25, 1999 at 14:03:16 (CDT)
Donald,
Thanks for your outstanding page of links.
A great place that I can recommend to my students!
Bennie R. Crockett, Jr.
Professor of Religion and Philosophy
William Carey College
Hattiesburg, MS
Bennie R. Crockett, Jr. <crockett@wmcarey.edu>
Hattiesburg, MS USA - Thursday, August 19, 1999 at 09:30:59 (CDT)
I accidently came across this interesting info. I plan to visit your church soon. I was invited by Theresa Santillana, Mission Associate for Latino Missiology at SMU, Dallas, Tx. and also a good friend of mine. Thank you for including this information in your webb page. What I am learning here at SMU makes this material much more real as well as credible. Thank you for sharing this great source of knowledge. God bless, Alicia
Alicia Tovar <atovar@post.smu.edu>
Dallas, Texas USA - Saturday, August 14, 1999 at 12:35:28 (CDT)
I am very interested in the writings of the fathers. Also I am interested in learning more about Masada & other places we visited when we were in Israel
Dorothy Brinker <dabrin8163@aol.com>
Florissant, Mo. USA - Monday, August 09, 1999 at 23:32:56 (CDT)
Thank you for a fascinating site I look forward to coming back often.
Ted Hornsey
UK - Monday, August 02, 1999 at 18:02:23 (CDT)
I was just checking to see how you came out on the "God-fearers" discussion stimulated by Tom Kraabel. I have not read your dissertation, but would be interested in your views and would like to add your work to my biblio. in Duling and Perrin, NT Intro. Thanks.
Dennis Duling <duling@canisius.edu>
Buffalo, NY USA - Tuesday, July 27, 1999 at 19:59:58 (CDT)
A very impressive and informative site! I enjoy it very much, both a web designer and student of post-biblical Judaism.
Annette Reed
Ph.D. student, Religions of Late Antiquity, Princeton University
http://www.annettereed.com/
Annette Reed <areed@princeton.edu>
Princeton, NJ USA - Friday, July 23, 1999 at 19:07:15 (CDT)
Great page ...! :-)))
Jucci <http://members.xoom.it/Shib/index.htm>
Pavia, Italy - Friday, July 23, 1999 at 12:17:25 (CDT)
Dear Donald
Thank you for this excellent web site! I am a graduate in Classical Hebrew studies from the
School of Oriental and African Studies, London. Although I graduated three years ago, I still
maintain an interest in related fields, admittedly becoming steadily more weird in orientation.
(Most recently I've become interested in the modern mythology surrounding the lineage of
Jesus, so called, and the Holy Grail myths often cited in this connection. Often writers on this
subject are conspiracty theorists of 'psuedo-Arian' ("Jesus was a man who had children") or
Gnostic (I guess because it's the vogue!) inclination. Often somewhat spurious arguments
will cite the pseudepigraphae or Nag Hammadi texts for substantiation, so it's fantastic that
you have provided an academically dependable resource here accessible to everyone.
(However, in the spirit of open-mindedness I should add that the above mentioned theor-
ists have highlighted a good number of references to decscendants of Joseph of Arimathea in
the Medieval Grail sources which counterbalances my cynnicism). Anyway, as a person
neither Jew nor Christian nor Templar nor Rosicrucian... nor anything!, I'd like to thank you
again for your site, which is both informative and refreshingly open minded.
Best wishes,
Jonathan Quaife.
Jonathan Quaife <jquaife@ford.com>
London, U.K. - Saturday, July 17, 1999 at 06:34:05 (CDT)
nicely done
Rick Perry <chiefperry@netscape.net>
Goodman, Mo. USA - Tuesday, July 13, 1999 at 20:27:03 (CDT)
Thank-you for this quality effort!
David Jennings <DJenni9361@aol.com>
Sumner, WA USA - Sunday, July 11, 1999 at 08:20:48 (CDT)
Sorry ... after reloading the website, I got the full list of responses. I had previously seen only about 7 or 8
responses and they were the earlier ones. Again, a great web site.
Doris Cordell <cordell@cfw.com>
USA - Sunday, July 11, 1999 at 06:59:09 (CDT)
I found this site to be very interesting and informative. I have only had time to read sections of
it, but will eventually read all. I also read the comments from other people and was curious to
find that the response dates stop in January of 1998. Is there a reason?
Thanks again for a very useful web site.
Doris Cordell
Doris Cordell <cordell@cfw.com>
Stuarts Draft,, VA USA - Sunday, July 11, 1999 at 06:53:21 (CDT)
I AM LOOKING FOWARD TO THE SCHOLARS PRESS PUBLICATION
Louis R Antonette <louisr1@idt.net>
Lake . Ronkonkoma, N.Y. USA - Sunday, July 11, 1999 at 00:19:03 (CDT)
What a pleasure it was to explore your site.
Can you advise as to the publication date of the book?
I want my copy!
Regards
Patrick Francois <pfranco@netvision.net.il>
Har Adar, Israel - Wednesday, July 07, 1999 at 15:32:51 (CDT)
Having reviewed your site, I believe a mutual link would be beneficial to the two of us. We both share a passion for Israel
and Jerusalem . Before you say 'yes' or 'no', I suggest you visit my web site at http://www.kinneret.co.il/leongork and tell
me what you think.
Looking Forward To Your Soon Reply
Leon Gork
Leon Gork <leon@kinneret.co.il>
Jerusalem, Israel - Saturday, July 03, 1999 at 09:30:23 (CDT)
Great site! Lots of useful information all under one 'roof'.
Also, very organised so easy to find my way around.
I will recommend it to my colleagues.
Regards
Adrian
Adrian <adrian.birks@net.ntl.com>
England - Thursday, July 01, 1999 at 04:13:41 (CDT)
Hello,
I like your web site.
Does anyone know something about digging at the historical site of Betar or new findings related to Bar Kochba ???
Yehuda Schenef <yahudai@hotmail.com>
Augsburg, Germany - Tuesday, June 29, 1999 at 04:36:33 (CDT)
I'm looking to further my studies in NT text criticism. I am a graduate of GCTS and would like to go farther in this field.
Guy P. Miller <time2weep@aol.com>
MA USA - Wednesday, June 09, 1999 at 23:45:51 (CDT)
Wow! Great site. I am passing it along to my rabbi, who is an avid historian. Thanks for making this available.
Amy <elianaht@aol.com>
USA - Tuesday, June 08, 1999 at 19:07:16 (CDT)
very intresting information
uziel Gonzalez Rodriguez <igeret@juno.com>
Brownsville, tx USA - Monday, May 31, 1999 at 11:23:28 (CDT)
Has your thesis been published yet? I am anxiously awaiting the print version, as I am currently working on my PhD in a related field.
Shira
Shira Nahari <Shira.Nahari@atrs.monash.edu.au>
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA - Thursday, May 27, 1999 at 20:21:04 (CDT)
Hello,
I have read your documents and found them most interesting.
Since I am fond of archaeology and biblical studies, your website the layout of which is very nice, did really attract me.
Laurent Benchemoun <laurentb@fr.ibm.com>
PARIS, FRANCE - Wednesday, May 26, 1999 at 05:41:09 (CDT)
Thank you for such a wonderful web site. I am a Sunday School Teacher and we are Studying
Capernaum. I was looking for something on the web that told me a little more about it.
I've enjoyed looking at your site.
Thanks again, Keep up the good work.
Contessa <Contessa@thetimmermans.com>
CA USA - Monday, May 24, 1999 at 00:59:14 (CDT)
By far the most comprehensive site dedicated to the Second Commonwealth period that I have seen on the web. Your methodology, that is, confining sources to the period or shortly thereafter, is sorely needed. Your conclusions are most interesting, because I have long felt that the role of synagogue in Jewish life at that time has been sorely downplayed-- and even prejudiciously-- neglected. Looking forward to more additions, and would particularly like to find out more about worship cycles (Sabbath readings, etc) used during this time frame.
Thank you,
Andrew Gabriel Roth
Andrew Gabriel Roth <Andrewjaye@aol.com>
Conshohocken, PA USA - Sunday, May 23, 1999 at 12:22:04 (CDT)
A very useful site for my sermon preparation!
Derek Lewis <djlew@lineone.net>
Dudley, UK - Saturday, May 22, 1999 at 09:38:35 (CDT)
COOL !!! I'ts the best biblical resources site i've seen it.
Good work. God bless you!
Virgil Hretcanu <cs961300@cs.tuiasi.ro>
Iasi, IS ROMANIA - Saturday, May 15, 1999 at 14:59:48 (CDT)
Dear Donald,
Thanks for your web site! I have used it often. I have just ordered a copy of your thesis from UMI as some of it touches or may touch on the thesis I am writing. Are you open to email, discussion etc on some points?
Rod Letchford
Rod Letchford <rletchfo@postoffice.csu.edu.au>
Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia - Thursday, May 13, 1999 at 21:44:27 (CDT)
Thanks for the info--having completed doctoral coursework at Hebrew Union in dead sea scrolls-rabbinics, I'm writing my dissertation in the dss-nt area
William J. Evans Jr <EvansBible@aol.com>
cincinnati, Oh USA - Tuesday, May 11, 1999 at 21:04:15 (CDT)
Great web site! I am enjoying it.
Ingrid M. Haase <imhaase@uottawa.ca>
- Friday, May 07, 1999 at 17:12:05 (CDT)
I have not had a good look, however what I have seen is great. Keep up the good work.
Peter Adamis <pellana@bigpond.com>
MELBOURNE, VIC AUSTRALIA - Thursday, May 06, 1999 at 01:20:23 (CDT)
What a wonderful site to peruse and to access for information! Soul scholars exist on the Web!
Gayla <j.g.thompson@worldnet.att.net>
Cape Coral, FL USA - Wednesday, May 05, 1999 at 20:52:53 (CDT)
Like your site very much...have added a link from my personalweb
at Saint Michael's College, hope that is ok with you. my site is
http://personalweb.smcvt.edu/mshea
Thank you,
MShea
Michele Shea <mshea@smcvt.edu>
Colchester, VT USA - Tuesday, May 04, 1999 at 11:53:38 (CDT)
Greetings! I happened across your site while testing a new Web search engine. For the record, I agree with your
assessment of the synagogue situation (despite the fact that Howard Kee was my supervisor during my Master's
degree stage!).
Best wishes!
Conrad Gempf
http://www.londonbiblecollege.ac.uk/
chg10@cus.cam.ac.uk
Conrad Gempf <chg10@cus.cam.ac.uk>
Northwood, Middx UK - Tuesday, May 04, 1999 at 03:15:49 (CDT)
I was very impressed by your excellent web site and the wealth of information you provide. I is an entire semester course! I intend to return often to expand my knowledge on the subject. Thanks for sharing your expertise with us.
Gerdy Trachtman
Gerdy Trachtman <gerdyt@erols.com>
Rockville, MD USA - Thursday, April 29, 1999 at 07:02:46 (CDT)
this is a very informative site.
Has the informaion I've been looking for
Thank-you!
Cindy Henneman <henneman@ticon.net>
Janesville, WI USA - Tuesday, April 27, 1999 at 11:55:32 (CDT)
One of my favorite sites online. Great materials, can't wait to read the book.
Todd Dennis, Manager
The Preterist Archive
www.preteristarchive.com
Todd Dennis <todd@preteristarchive.com>
Fairbanks, AK USA - Saturday, April 24, 1999 at 19:28:43 (CDT)
Just found this site. Love history, old, new, NT, OT, etc.
Very Interesting.
Thank you.
Marci Goodin <Marcigoodin@home.com>
ca USA - Sunday, April 18, 1999 at 22:40:05 (CDT)
Most interesting collection, and refreshingly different (and seemingly unbiased) approach. Has your work finally been published? I have visited most of these sites (even when they were first being prepared for the public-such as Ostia. CONGRATULATIONS. IWG
I. W. Gittleman, MD <iwg-md@webtv.net>
Long Beach, CA, USA - Saturday, April 17, 1999 at 13:13:15 (CDT)
Des de Catalunya he trobat aquesta pàgina i em sembla molt interessant. Moltes felicitats
Vicenç Antoni Moreno i Muntané
Barcelona, Spain - Monday, April 05, 1999 at 16:47:49 (CDT)
Great Site -- Appreciate the Jericho update.
R Dennis Cole <rdcole@nobts.edu>
New Orleans, LA USA - Monday, April 05, 1999 at 15:28:42 (CDT)
reat
Nelson Koscheski <nwkosche@flash.net>
USA - Thursday, April 01, 1999 at 10:01:32 (CST)
Does anyone know where to find sources about Renaissance artwork and extra-canonical writings? What I'm thinking about specifically is Giotto's Arena Chapel in Padua... please e-mail me! Thanks.
Carolyn <stoner911@hotmail.com>
USA - Saturday, March 27, 1999 at 16:10:56 (CST)
I am filled with admiration and grateful for your generosity in making this material available. The collection of images especially has been valuable to me
Piers LINLEY O.P.
Oxford, England - Friday, March 19, 1999 at 15:55:15 (CST)
Dear Sirs,
I am in the beginning stages of doing some research on "Messianic Expectations in the Intertestamental Period". Can you give me some insight into some research sources I could access via the Internet? Thank you.
Tony Barnes
Tony Barnes <barnes@usaf.org>
Wichita Falls, TX USA - Thursday, March 18, 1999 at 12:10:11 (CST)
This is an awsome web site. We loved it.
David & Maragret keenhold <keenhold@noln.com>
Stroudsburg, PA USA - Wednesday, March 17, 1999 at 20:48:42 (CST)
Shalom !
Your web is very interesting and God Bless you always.
I'd like to ask you that pray for me for my wedding be a success and it will be soon.
Plesase, in the name of God, pray for me.
Ish.
Ish Damav Howard <idamav@jewishmail.com>
Colorado Springs, CO USA - Wednesday, March 17, 1999 at 10:51:09 (CST)
I HAVE JUST RETURNED FROM A 17-DAY STAY IN JERUSALEM. I VISITED
JERICHO, BUT OUR GUIDE PROBABLY DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS SITE.
LAURENE BARRIE
MANHATTAN BEACH, CA USA - Wednesday, March 10, 1999 at 19:58:35 (CST)
Have tried to send you an email, but get a message 'bad recipient address'. Please could you contact me as I would like to discuss several points you make. Wonderful information!! Stephen Rosenberg
Stephen Rosenberg <d_rosenberg@compuserve.com>
London, UK - Tuesday, March 09, 1999 at 11:01:21 (CST)
Thank you - a wonderful resource for faculty and students!
Barbara Bowe <barbbowe@ctu.edu>
Chicago, il USA - Monday, March 01, 1999 at 12:39:33 (CST)
I am astounded by the wealth
of material you make available.
Thank you.
I will sign again when more will be read
Greetings
Giannangeli <giannang@u308.nancy.inserm.fr>
Nancy, France - Thursday, February 25, 1999 at 09:33:19 (CST)
I am going to the Sepphoris excavation in May and also doing a paper on the general subject of Palestine in Late Antiquity. Your site is impressive, and I shall certainly find the opportunity to use and cite it. Thanks!
Sylvia Schafer <raamses@gdi.net>
Casselberry, Fl USA - Wednesday, February 24, 1999 at 18:40:49 (CST)
Dear Sir,
Wonderful work. Beautiful website.
Mes sincères félicitations.
fr Paul-Dominique Masiclat, o.p.
fr P. Masiclat, o.p. <webmaster@france.op.org>
Strasbourg, F - Tuesday, February 23, 1999 at 14:55:47 (CST)
Interesting. I'll visit this site again.
(Member, St. Bede's Episcopal Church, Menlo Park, CA)
Roy Justesen <royjust@msn.com>
Palo Alto, CA USA - Tuesday, February 23, 1999 at 00:29:19 (CST)
I like your website; it has a lot of links to useful information for research! God bless.
James <youngforest@unforgettable.com>
Vancouver, BC Canada - Monday, February 22, 1999 at 20:04:37 (CST)
Its a great site! I have just began to scan it. I'll come back, and I hope to read your book.
Glenn Rieuf, Jr. <glennrieuf@aol.com>
Franklin, TN USA - Sunday, February 21, 1999 at 16:38:43 (CST)
Your site is very interesting.
I have developed an ancient greek language dictionary.
Part of this containing the English, German, French and Italian words that they have their roots in Ancient Greek Language is FREE for
everyone on my website http://users.forthnet.gr/ath/syrona.
If you find the link useful please add my URL to the LINKS on your site.
If you have any questions please feel free to send me an email.
Thanos Syros <syrona@ath.forthnet.gr>
Athens, Greece - Wednesday, February 17, 1999 at 19:52:36 (CST)
The Most important issue related to the Synagogue from Jericho is that is has a triclinium shaped addition to the main structure. If indeed it is a synagogue this is the only evidence known for the gathering for fiests tradition attested in Josepus' writings. Besides an even more ancient synagogue was found recently in Kiryat Sefer yet not yet published to my knowledge. Do you know anything about it?. D.
Danny Herman <dherman@h2.hum.huji.ac.il>
Jer, Il israel - Wednesday, February 17, 1999 at 15:41:38 (CST)
Simply - thanks,
for your studies and for making it available for all of us to read and study.
Kathy McCamey <kmccamey@centex.com>
Dallas, TX USA - Tuesday, February 16, 1999 at 12:50:42 (CST)
Warm welcome to Alnemat Arabic Christian Internet Magazine , We love you ! Please visit us at:
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Alnemat / ÇáäÚãÉ <alne3mat@total.net>
www.TheGrace.com/, - Tuesday, February 16, 1999 at 10:29:46 (CST)
I am interested in your work. My 1993 Ph.D. diss. ("The Rich in Faith" and "The Poor in Spirit": The Socio-Rhetorical Function of a Saying of Jesus in the Epistle of James) will appear this year (1999) in the SNTSMS (as, The Voice of Jesus in the Social Rhetoric of James). I hold that the reference to "your synagogue" in Jas 2.2, reflects a judicial assembly or church court. Have you found anything that sheds light on court proceedings within "synagogues" that Christian "assemblies" would have drawn upon in dealing with legal grievances in their communities?
Wesley H. Wachob <wachobwh@zebra.net>
Mobile, AL USA - Monday, February 15, 1999 at 23:01:29 (CST)
very interesting info about synagogues which I was looking for to do an assignment on a gospel reading for the course I am taking from Newman College, Edmonton, AB Can.
joan speir <naoj@telusplanet.net>
calagary, ab canada - Monday, February 15, 1999 at 16:56:14 (CST)
I am grateful that you have taken the time to place the Bible and related materials online. Perhaps the power of the living Word can cleanse the net has it does humankind.
Thank you1
Chris Carkhum <ccarkhu@emory.edu>
USA - Monday, February 15, 1999 at 12:12:19 (CST)
I'm so glad to have found your web page. I'm writing an exegesis paper on Hebrews 10:1-18 and need cultural background on temple sacrifices. Thanks!
Rebecca Husband Maynard <RJHMyankee@aol.com>
Elkin, NC USA - Thursday, February 11, 1999 at 10:31:43 (CST)
Being Jewish, I wonder, from a deep seated, but disappearing mistrust of Gentile motivation(s), what brought you into, as I see it, Jewish Biblical History? A new foray for me, from a secular, but proud of being Jewish background.
Herb & Miriam Moorman <HMMWM@aol.com>
Los Angeles, CA USA - Tuesday, February 09, 1999 at 23:06:05 (CST)
None at this time
Norman Adelman <Norman@Starlink.com>
Peoria, Az USA - Saturday, February 06, 1999 at 21:33:36 (CST)
I'm completing a research project for a grad class at Wayne State University, and your web site provided me with even more insight on the subject! Thanks for your efforts.
Mark Gnaster <ae0901@wayne.edu>
Detroit, MI USA - Saturday, February 06, 1999 at 20:39:02 (CST)
Dear Friend:
Excellent Web Site With Incredible Information!
We are a home education company that produces interactive DVD ROM documentaries on various historical locations throughout the world. Our most recent endeavor will be an in-depth interactive DVD on the history, culture, archaeology, etc. of Israel.
We are looking for an archive of fully produced documentary style video clips on many of the historical and archaeological sites in Israel that could be licensed to us and that we could use as an augmentation to our DVD subject. In addition to the video clips we are also looking for still photos of historic sites and archaeological finds in Israel to be licensed and used in our production.
If you have any of the above resources or know where we should go for further information or if you are able to license clips of video and photographic stills for use in our project we would greatly appreciate you contacting us. We would also like to know what costs would be involved.
Our mission is to provide this type of historical information in an intriguing format for those that do not have the resources to physically visit these locations.
Thank you for your time.
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Greg <gregpcc@ix.netcom.com>
orem, ut USA - Friday, February 05, 1999 at 18:48:52 (CST)
Hi Donald! Are you there? Please send me an e-mail. I lost your address. Thanks, SF
Steven Fine <Fine@bhu.edu>
USA - Tuesday, February 02, 1999 at 16:54:18 (CST)
I am a student at the University of Nebraska who is just getting started with Judaic studies. I thought this site was interesting and informative. Good job!
Sadie Meyer
Lincoln, NE USA - Monday, February 01, 1999 at 16:47:16 (CST)
Great site!
Jeff Bridges
Atlanta, Ga USA - Sunday, January 31, 1999 at 21:51:32 (CST)
Thanks for making this sight. It really is first class. I'm doing sight preperation for atrip to Israel in November. I've been to Capernaum about two years ago and I found the information you provided to be very
helpful for our group study information. Thanks again.
Doug Fiihr <dcfiihr@juno.com>
Franktown, CO USA - Friday, January 29, 1999 at 16:12:59 (CST)
Thanks for your informations
Ibáñez, Fernando <fivan@teleline.es>
Madrid, Spain - Wednesday, January 27, 1999 at 06:05:56 (CST)
very nice
David Kaplan <metzrael@aol.com>
Skokie, il USA - Tuesday, January 26, 1999 at 00:50:53 (CST)
Excellent source for papyrus research-especially international.
Harry Kent <hkent@flash.net>
Arlington, TX USA - Monday, January 25, 1999 at 10:50:08 (CST)
I'm trying to obtain information to counter the
argument that synagogues did not exist before
AD 70. This is great. Thanks.
Craig Staude <staude@pacificrim.net>
Friday Harbor, WA USA - Sunday, January 24, 1999 at 20:13:47 (CST)
Thanks for all the good info! I am interested in the use of amulets in the synagogue-
I am a recent archaeology graduate (B.A.) and dug at Sepphoris last year. I'm always
surprised to hear comments about archaeologists and Biblical Scholars not being
able to resolve their differences. I can't see that archaeological evidence should threaten
anyone's spiritual faith......
Also- you and Marianne Sawicki have me running scared in pursuit of a good graduate
program, after reading some of your comments! Is there any hope? (I'm leaning toward
Brown).
Thanks again, Heidi
Heidi Erickson <hse@u.arizona.edu>
Tucson, AZ USA - Friday, January 22, 1999 at 17:19:00 (CST)
I have really enjoyed looking through your site. As a teacher of Jewish history, I found the site well-organized, thorough, and informative. Thank you!
Cynthia Peterman
Cynthia Peterman <cynp25@aol.com>
USA - Wednesday, January 20, 1999 at 15:32:42 (CST)
I particularly enjoyed the parts that show Greek inscriptions and the translations!
John McQueen <mcqueen@oberon.ark.com>
Campbell River, BC CANADA - Wednesday, January 20, 1999 at 02:25:40 (CST)
Great site. Congratulations
Harold W. Attridge <harold.attridge@yale.edu>
New Haven, CT USA - Saturday, January 16, 1999 at 11:08:49 (CST)
Good looking site, glad to be a part of the SMU New Testament class this semester.
Kennith Buckner <KBuckner@mail.smu.edu>
Dallas , TX USA - Wednesday, January 13, 1999 at 15:36:42 (CST)
I AM 77 AND STUCK WITH NO MORE TRAVEL!!!
LOVE SINAITICUS GET BACK FAST PLEASE
THOMAS ELLINGSON <tellimgson@fix.net>
shell beach, CA USA - Thursday, January 07, 1999 at 23:13:33 (CST)
I am interested in whether there were gates to the temples and, if so, of what design. I am trying to research the design of gates (iron)for a new Jewish cemetery.
Sherre Greenbaum <GardenImps@AOL.com.>
USA - Thursday, January 07, 1999 at 08:15:18 (CST)
Thank you indeed,your subject facinates me.Well done.
Martin Purcell <purcellm@tinet.ie>
Cork, Ireland - Thursday, January 07, 1999 at 04:44:50 (CST)
Useful, interesting!
Giancarlo Lacerenza <glacerenza@iuo.it>
Naples, Italy Europe - Tuesday, January 05, 1999 at 05:36:31 (CST)
I am a subscriber of the Archaeology Review.
I hope to see your dissertation in, or referred to
in this magazine. I am a new, very new user of
the Internet.
sr. mary faith burgess <mfaith@execpc.com>
Milwaukee,, WI USA - Sunday, January 03, 1999 at 20:55:46 (CST)
Awsome and Fantistic
June Coover <cmcc@swbell.net>
Dallas, TX USA - Saturday, January 02, 1999 at 19:03:46 (CST)
Your site has been very usefull for the project I am doing on Judaism at school. Thanks!
Toby Staines
London, England - Friday, January 01, 1999 at 09:15:02 (CST)
Thanks for this site! As a tour guide in Israel
I find it to be very helpful in preparing my
presentation.
I look forward to the printed version of your
research. I definately want to buy a copy!
Ed Snitkoff
Kibbutz Lavi
Israel
Ed Snitkoff <lavi@lavi.co.il>
Kibbutz Lavi, Israel - Friday, January 01, 1999 at 01:12:20 (CST)
I found your view of the relationship between Temple and Synagogue thought provoking and refreshing.
I am looking to read the book when published. Please advise when marketed.
Congratulations for a wonderfull site.
Patrick Francois <pfranco@netvision.net.il>
Har Adar, Israel - Wednesday, December 30, 1998 at 14:20:36 (CST)
I am interested on your book. Please send me a message if it is printed.
Dr. Hanswulf Bloedhorn <hanswulf.bloedhorn@t-online.de>
Tuebingen, Germany - Wednesday, December 30, 1998 at 10:39:33 (CST)
I would like to thank you for creating such a helpful webpage.
Rik
Dr. Rik B. Wadge <rikwadge@gte.net>
Apple Valley, CA USA - Saturday, December 19, 1998 at 11:13:32 (CST)
Cheers!
Shira Nahari <Shira.Nahari@arts.monash.edu.au>
Melbourne, VIC AUSTRALIA - Tuesday, December 15, 1998 at 21:09:46 (CST)
I found your site just right now, so I haven't yet had a chance to look around. I am a Christian and very interested in the Jewish people and their History so I'm sure I will like this place. I'm trying to get info. on the Hebrew calander, when and how and who and what,ect.If you know of sites of this manner could you please let me know. Thanks!
Terry Carothers <thecoast@medford.net>
Medford, Or USA - Saturday, December 12, 1998 at 22:27:59 (CST)
I've enjoyed looking at your website. I really ought to do something similar. I'll be back!
Yours,
Craig C. Hill
Assoc. Prof. of NT
Wesley Theological Seminary
Washington, D.C.
Craig C. Hill <crahill@juno.com>
Washington, DC USA - Friday, December 04, 1998 at 14:11:00 (CST)
Wonderful site! A great resource page!
Richard Sojka <RCCHURCH@INAME.COM>
Black Mountain, NC USA - Monday, November 30, 1998 at 06:29:02 (CST)
I think it is wonderful that you are making this information easily accessible to all.
Laurence Mason <lmason@moosehead.net>
Greenville, ME USA - Sunday, November 29, 1998 at 19:44:48 (CST)
I am interested in the later parts of Second
Temple Times.... Middle Judaism.
Right now, I am working on a small paper
regarding New Moon Traditions; Remnants of which remain in the liturgy.
In your FAQ on Synagogues in the days of the Second Temple, you made mention of "dining areas" for feasting on the New Moon...
Can you provide references for this ?
Respectfuly yours,
Hillel
You made
Hillel Kaplan <hilkap@juno.com>
San Diego, CA USA - Monday, November 23, 1998 at 16:33:27 (CST)
if anyone knows of good web sites to learn about the second temple of jerusalem i would like to know them. i am doing a project about it and would greatly appreciate any information you could give me about the second temple. thanks
matt <jmc2255433@AOL.COM>
MEMPHIS, TN USA - Wednesday, November 18, 1998 at 13:54:48 (CST)
Splendid. This was my first visit, and I will be back.
By the way:
I am looking for texts of the Dead Sea Scrolls
in the Hebrew. Are any located on the net?
regards
David Eisig <eisig@ibm.net>
Haifa, IL Israel - Sunday, November 08, 1998 at 05:24:15 (CST)
I recently returned from a short trip in Israel. It has generated a greater interest in Israel and its history.
I will be spending some time on your site. It appears you have a wealth of information. Thanks for
providing it.
Gary Eide <geide@ctaccess.com>
Elm Grove , WI USA - Saturday, October 31, 1998 at 19:15:49 (CST)
Our group from St. Luke's Episc. Mission is preparing for a trip to the Holy Land. I came across your site and found the content to be very interesting, and the course outlines very complete. I'll pass on your link to our p vicar.
carl haberland <haberlan@rmi.net>
Westcliffe, CO USA - Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 09:43:45 (CST)
Just browsing, but thanks for obvious industry
H.A.Sleeper,O.D. <jsleeper@foxcroft.pvt.k12.me.us>
Dover-Foxcroft, ME USA - Wednesday, October 28, 1998 at 20:22:26 (CST)
your site was very helpful and interesting! I am wondering if you have any thoughts on Medieval Spanish Synagogues? Have you thought about expanding your site? Right now I am doing research on Spanish synagogues and wanted to see what information I could find on the internet--not much!! Thank you for all your interesting knowledge on the subject of synagogues.
lauren meekins <lmeekins@mail.smu.edu>
dallas, tx USA - Wednesday, October 28, 1998 at 14:05:51 (CST)
your site is a great resource for me as a Bible college student. i really appreciate the clear organization and external links.
ashby tyler <ashby.tyler@jbc.edu>
knoxville, tn USA - Tuesday, October 27, 1998 at 20:09:31 (CST)
Excellently put together, and enjoyable to read: also, great pictures!
Stephen Taverner <sat198@soton.ac.uk>
Southampton, UK - Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 03:59:33 (CDT)
Thank you for posting this information. I had been led to believe, by several "scholarly" books, that there was little or no evidence of buildings used as synagogues (assemblies) prior to the establishment of normative Judaism in the 2nd century CE. You seem to have proven these people wrong. This will definitely help me in my present writing project. Thanks!
Eric Nielsen
St. Petersburg, FL USA - Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 14:32:16 (CDT)
If you have any material on the synagogue at Sardis, Turkey and their court of law pls let meknow thanks
Kitty Field <airsea@juno.com>
Miami, fl USA - Tuesday, October 13, 1998 at 20:28:18 (CDT)
Glad to have found this site, which I have bookmarked.
I'm interested in the roots of Christian antisemitism as "found" in the New Testament.
I'm Jewish, so I am new to this area of study. Any reading recommendations?
Joy
Joy <joygeoff@erols.com>
USA - Wednesday, October 07, 1998 at 17:59:06 (CDT)
Thank you for your mavellous service!! I am a student at St Andrews University, New Testament Studies, and have a deep concern of relationship between the temple and the synagogues. First of all, it is a quite impressive in viewing your challenge to the present "hermeneutics of suspicious" of modern (biblical, ancient) historians if we face the grey areas in synagogue studies. And, I am very appriciating your investigation to the relationship between the temple and the synagogues that is unreasonably neglected or negated factors in the study of the first century Judaism. Lots of materials provided by this site will be illuminated by other on-going reserches of synagogues. Thank your contribution.
Young-Sung Jung, 6/10/98
Young-Sung Jung <yj@st-andrews.ac.uk>
St. Andrews, Fife Scotland - Tuesday, October 06, 1998 at 05:42:12 (CDT)
Thank you for a beautiful site. As a teacher of New Testament in a Catholic high school, I appreciate sites aimed for general access. I hope to share some of the info I've found on your site with my students, as well as encourage them to use it for class research projects. Thanks for all your hard work. Suzie Knapp
Suzie Knapp <suzknapp@sprintmail.com>
San Diego, CA USA - Saturday, September 26, 1998 at 13:37:11 (CDT)
Excellent Site
Dave Jones <davjones@dnai.com>
San Francisco, CA USA - Monday, September 21, 1998 at 11:49:21 (CDT)
Thanks for taking the time to make this info available. As I'm sure you know better than I, many scholars simply assume that there were no synagogues in the 1st C. CE. Your diss. will prove valuable for my own Ph.D. research.
R. Keith Whitt <KWhitt@aol.com>
Huntington, WV USA - Monday, September 21, 1998 at 08:10:59 (CDT)
Congratulations on your receiving the Ph.D.
I am a Roman Catholic priest myself, currently holding the position of President and Rector of our diocesan seminary. I am a priest of the Archdiocese of Hartford, Connecticut.
I studied in Rome for my S.T.L. with the Rev. Michael Duca, who, I believe, is also a seminary rector at the Holy Trinity Seminary in Irving. Do you know him?
Your web-site is quite good. I was on-line tonight (9/16)looking for some material to supplement my lecture on the Wisdom Literature which I must give Friday morning to my class in the Archdiocesan Biblical School here in Hartford. It is a fourth-year class, all adults, all very dedicated, twenty-six in number. The whole program, now in its fourth year, boasts over 200 students. We're using the Catholic Biblical School Program developed by Sr. Macrina Scott for the Archdiocese of Denver. It is excellent.
Good luck to you!!!!
The Rev. Aidan N. Donahue <aidan.donahue@gte.net>
Bloomfield, CT USA - Wednesday, September 16, 1998 at 21:19:57 (CDT)
I would welcome any help in researching
Capernaum during the ministry of Jesus.
I am working on a Biblical Historical Novel and it ti my desire to make it as accurate as possible.
I thank you so much for all the photos of Capernaum. The woman I am writting about would have actually worshipped in the synagogue you have shared with me in these photos.
Lana Owens <elks1251@worldnet.att.net>
El Sobrante, Ca USA - Wednesday, September 16, 1998 at 13:56:39 (CDT)
I feel like "Lewis and Clark" exploring the Northwest. Sounds of Eagles above in flight, rumble of Buffalo nearby, fresh forest fragrances and meeting new souls.
Thank you for workng so hard in bringing your
strategic quest for knowledge to fruition.
May God bless your heart for sharing.
Major Ron Hart <MRHart@webtv.net>
Asbury Park, NJ USA - Monday, September 14, 1998 at 10:26:33 (CDT)
Wonderful site. I teach Ancient World Civ.'s at an Episcopal Prep School in Orlando. I am browsing sites to add to my links page and would like to include yours for its wonderful image gallery. I knew we had a lot in common when I saw the Indiana Jones picture at the bottom. My room is similiar to the Temple of Doom and my license plate reads: DR JNS. You may want to visit my site-- I think you'd enjoy the opening theme music. Best of luck!
Anthony www.trinityprep.org/giudicea
Anthony Giudice <giudicea@trinityprep.org>
Orlando, FL USA - Sunday, September 13, 1998 at 18:00:04 (CDT)
Wonderful site. I teach Ancient World Civ.'s at an Episcopal Prep School in Orlando. I am browsing sites to add to my links page and would like to include yours for its wonderful image gallery. I knew we had a lot in common when I saw the Indiana Jones picture at the bottom. My room is similiar to the Temple of Doom and my license plate reads: DR JNS. You may want to visit my site-- I think you'd enjoy the opening theme music. Best of luck!
Anthony www.trinityprp.org/giudicea
Anthony Giudice <giudicea@trinityprep.org>
Orlando, FL USA - Sunday, September 13, 1998 at 17:59:09 (CDT)
Great site! I'd like to see similar
information on synagogues from the 1st
century AD. Thanks.
Dick DiTullio <rditulli@usccmail.bms.com>
Grand Island, NY USA - Thursday, September 10, 1998 at 11:44:01 (CDT)
Yikes! This is the "next-best-thing-to-being-there" info I've found yet! (So much to read, so few hours in a day....)
Are there any good indices for Josephus' work? For example, I've heard three different pastors reference Josephus' description of the thickness of the Temple veil and each is vastly different. Are there any independent indices to help me find historical "data" in his writings other than what is included in the back of the complete works?
Thanks
Beth Ross <Bethr@calvaryftl.org>
Pompano Beach, FL USA - Tuesday, September 08, 1998 at 22:51:34 (CDT)
I loved this page and I am very interested in ayn thing that pertains to Jerusalem and Israel..Thank you Shalom
Carole Thomas <Iahava @aol.com>
Decatur, Il USA - Friday, September 04, 1998 at 16:05:19 (CDT)
Great page! It's neat to find some real information
out here! This is really neat! Pax,
JRM
Jonathan Melton <meltonjon@hotmail.com>
Lucas, TX USA - Friday, September 04, 1998 at 15:27:21 (CDT)
Thank you for your scholarship and your willingness to make your work available to all. Shalom
Fr. Wayne E. Carter, Ph.D <WECPADRE@aol.com>
Pharr, TX USA - Thursday, September 03, 1998 at 16:53:34 (CDT)
Hi
I have always wanted to know the answer to this question and I do not have anyone to ask. Since the yearly scarifice of atonement has not been done since the destruction of the temple, how are the Jewish people forgiven for their sins?
If you could tell me where to look for the answer I would be very appreciative. The lives of Gods chosen people have become very important to me in the last year but I do not know where to learn more about them.
Thank You
Cheyenne T. <cheyenne_45@hotmail.com>
Gaylord, mi USA - Wednesday, September 02, 1998 at 19:38:39 (CDT)
Hi DOnald! Question: How can I get a copy of your dissertation? Will you be at SBL? Perhaps we can get together. --Steve
Steven Fine <fine@bhu.edu>
USA - Monday, August 31, 1998 at 22:07:14 (CDT)
Don+,
Wow! What a marvelous gift you've made available to all of us. I only had about 20 minutes to browse at lunch today, but I'll be back again and again. And I'll definitely pass this along to others. The Lord is blessing your ministry enormously. Thanks again for sharing your gifts to generously.
May the Blessed One continue to shower his blessings upon you and yours,
Randy+
Randy Melton+ <RandalDal@aol.com>
Dallas, Tx USA - Monday, August 31, 1998 at 13:48:28 (CDT)
I am interested in finding supporting
information to Joseph Campbell's
MYTHOS Tapes series I and II and
feed back on two books of the period
of early christian and Jewish history
by A. N. Wilson, "Jesus, a Life" and
"Paul, in the Mind of the Apostle".
Paul Landis
pjlandis@earthlink.net
212-861-5627
Paul Landis <pjlandis@earthlink.net>
New York, NY USA - Saturday, August 29, 1998 at 17:16:20 (CDT)
I am interested in finding supporting
information to Josehp Campbell's
MYTOS Tapes I and II and
feed back on two books of the period
of early christian and Jewish history
by A. N. Wilson, "Jesus, a Life" and
"Paul, in the Mind of the Apostle".
Paul Landis
pjlandis@earthlink.net
212-861-5627
Paul Landis <pjlandis@earthlink.net>
New York, NY USA - Saturday, August 29, 1998 at 17:15:26 (CDT)
Went through real quick while at work today. When I have time I will browse more carefully. Great pictures!
Candy Knowles <cankno@iesg.com>
Dallas, TX USA - Friday, August 28, 1998 at 09:07:30 (CDT)
Your web site is stimulating and thought provoking. We enjoy bible study and we like to look for sites that stimulate our bible studies. We are in the process of moving to another area and starting a food ministry for the homeless. Our pastor will enjoy your studies. I am going to copy a few of them for him..Thanks from those of us who love the Lord and want to know all we can.
Deborah A. Smith <googee@ctaz.com>
Bullhead City, Az USA - Friday, August 28, 1998 at 00:40:58 (CDT)
Father Binder,
I'm delighted to know about the site. Needless to say there is a lot of "food for thought"
and since I have just logged on, it will be awhile before I will be able to digest enough to
make further comment.
Cliff McCamey
Clifford E. McCamey <cmcc@swbell.net>
Dallas, TX USA - Thursday, August 27, 1998 at 19:04:46 (CDT)
Hi There! (I go to St. John's in case you don't know who I am :-)
I practically live online...Great Website! Huge! I'll be browsing.
Linda
Linda Peeples <peeps@nkn.net>
Dallas, USA - Thursday, August 27, 1998 at 16:36:22 (CDT)
I discovered your Page in the course of researching some material about Tzippori. My 13 year old daughter and myself are to be volunteer hosts at an exhibit of a mosaic floor from that town.
I enjoyed reading your material, and it does resonate with me, an observant and a learning (not learned) Jew.
I never had any inkling from my Talmudic studies to infer any tension between the bei k'nishta and the Holy Temple. However, your web page does raise interesting questions, and i shall pay more attention to this issue in the future. It does seem to me, that from biblical times, we have been strictly prohibited from sacrifices, except "...in the place that G-d chooses."
It is interesting to note, that, from Mishnaic times (at least) until today, we are prohibited from roasting meat for the Seder, so that there is no way whatsoever that it could be construed that the meat came from an illegitimate (outside the Temple) Paschal sacrifice. We even extend this prohibition to fowl, which was not in any case used for this purpose.
Of course, one could impose the interpretation that the strict prohibition came out the some tension between the synagogues and the Temple. But I've seen no evidence of that.
Thank you for your contribution to this area of scholorship.
Yosi Derman
Yosi Derman <derman@pathcom.com>
Toronto, ONtario, Canada - Thursday, August 27, 1998 at 16:20:37 (CDT)
Don,
You have done a wonderful job with this site.
I hope that your receive the message that I left
in the family section. You were a nice man with
a very nice lady that you were about to marry when
I last saw you and Chris.
I'm Sue's sister, Joy, from California. Hope you
are all well and safe from the horrors of
"Charlie". Talked with Sue this evening and
it is not even raining there in SC. Am definitely
glad that they are not in NC.
Always,
Joy
Joy Rosales <rosa4joy@ix.netcom.con>
Watsonville, CA USA - Thursday, August 27, 1998 at 02:34:26 (CDT)
Very interesting site.
George R. Alexander, Jr. <geonan@airmail.net>
Dallas, TX USA - Sunday, August 23, 1998 at 10:10:58 (CDT)
What a great site. I was so proud to see my site about Damasacus was included in your great project.
Thank you and God bless
Majd Zayzafoon <zayzafo1@pilot.msu.edu>
East Lansing, MI USA - Saturday, August 22, 1998 at 22:56:16 (CDT)
This site is totally awesome for anyone
interested in the 2nd temple period. I didnt
have very much time, but I will be back.
Thanks.
Rachel MacLachlan <rachelm@sfpl.lib.ca.us>
San Francisco, CA USA - Friday, August 14, 1998 at 11:02:48 (CDT)
Great photos! Your information has been helpful to me in my work as a teacher of geography and world religions. Thanks!
Dr. Larry Eggink <egginkl@pella-christian-k12.ia.usa>
Pella, IA USA - Wednesday, August 12, 1998 at 09:58:12 (CDT)
VERY INTERESTING! Thanks for letting me know about your website. I will appreciate your letting me know about updates.
John Rothermel <John.rothermel@gte.net>
Dallas, tx USA - Sunday, August 09, 1998 at 14:40:29 (CDT)
First of all, I don't really think that the page was last updated on 12/31/69 as it is said in the
bottom of the first page of the site. If that were the case then, your research on synagogues,
which was done in '97, could not be there.
Besides that your site is truly well done. I appreciate all the work you've put into it.
Gilberto Lozano <glozano@du.edu>
Denver, CO USA - Saturday, August 01, 1998 at 23:45:43 (CDT)
Came across your site while searching for info on Sosthenes and Synagogue Rulers of the day.
John H. Johnson <JJFW94@AOL.com>
Apex, NC USA - Sunday, July 19, 1998 at 00:15:36 (CDT)
Great site! I've just looked through the photo gallery and will be back in the future to explore the literary archive. Keep up the good work!
Jeff Stowers
Atlanta, Ga USA - Friday, July 17, 1998 at 10:04:01 (CDT)
I would like to know what year the last year of Jubilee was celebrated. Are we still on that same Jubilee schedule?
We have been studying and I would just like to know if it is no trouble. Thanks.
NJ
Novieda Johnson <johnsonj@telepath.com>
El Reno, OK USA - Monday, June 29, 1998 at 03:40:33 (CDT)
What a great resource! I am writing my Ph.d. on the break between Christianity and Judaism. My final chapter is on the archaeological story as comparded with literary evidence of Jewish Christianity. Not sure how to tackle the subject, as yet, as it was difficutl to distinguish between Jews and Christians at first. I like the bibliography. Must fly. I have to lecture for the next three evenings on the first century backgoround of the New Testament. This evieng I am doing parables. I hope this makes sense, as I cannot see more thatn a foew words at a time of this comment. It's a great resource. Many thanks. Marianne Dacy.
Marianne Dacy <mdacy@library.usyd.edu.au>
Sydney, NSW Australia - Monday, June 29, 1998 at 00:58:15 (CDT)
I am very interested in bilblical history.
Charles E. Gilbert <Gilbert@floodcity.net>
Johnstown, Pa. USA - Thursday, June 25, 1998 at 21:27:38 (CDT)
I am very interested in bilblical history.
Charles E. Gilbert <Gilbert@floodcity.net>
Johnstown, Pa. USA - Thursday, June 25, 1998 at 21:23:28 (CDT)
You are doing a great job with your website. Specifically, I appreciated the topplans for the Masada synagogue. There are many other wonderful features also. You have given me several ideas for a future website of my own.
Paul Chamberlin (current student of)
Hebrew University, MA in Archaeology
Paul Chamberlin
Fl, USA - Sunday, June 14, 1998 at 15:56:21 (CDT)
Exciting to see real inscriptions and ruins! Thank you!
Johanna Kovitz <joko@tiac.net>
Boston, MA USA - Monday, June 08, 1998 at 20:03:27 (CDT)
I have informed several colleagues of your
site. Keep up the excellent work.
Dr. Ronald L. Tyler <rtyler@pepperdine.edu>
Malibu, Ca USA - Tuesday, June 02, 1998 at 13:07:14 (CDT)
great site! Not only is the information important and valubale, but the layout is excellent as well. Best of luck to you on your work in the future.
Markus H. McDowell <mcdowell@fuller.edu>
Pasadena, CA USA - Tuesday, June 02, 1998 at 13:04:46 (CDT)
Would like to see more on Johannan Ben Zakkai in relationship to the conservation of rabbibic Judaism pre-temple destruction. Source material from the era after 70CE is available.
Eleazar Ben Yaakov <purchase@waterw.com>
Salem, NJ USA - Wednesday, May 20, 1998 at 17:13:39 (CDT)
It's great that somebody has taken the time to present information, regarding this sacred period of Jewish history. Hopefully, by continuing to shed light on this fascinating period of Jewish history the less troubling the times we are now living in will become. It would be nice if this site had some more information on zealots.
David B. Berman <bradb@bermanprinting.com>
Cincinnati, Ohio USA - Monday, May 18, 1998 at 13:10:57 (CDT)
I have only casually glanced at the material here ... but it looks very interesting. I do have a question though, Horsley and others strongly refute the concept of synagogues in the Land of Israel prior to 70 C.E.! My own observations at Gamla and at Masada are inconclusive. Yes, there are benches ... but are we looking at a Hellenistic-type of community hall?; what evidence is that any sort of religious activety was taking place?; the proseuche and the synagogos are two very different things. I would like to find out more ... it appears that synagogues and Galillee in the late Second Temple period is the direction my advisor wants me go in my masters work (he doesn't feel that First Temple work is historically viable!).
Nate Breen
Nathan Breen <nbreen@cheyenneweb.com>
Cheyenne, Wy USA - Sunday, May 17, 1998 at 09:59:28 (CDT)
Site remains wonderful- I keep checking back finding constantly more interesting and educational materials.... Thank you for sharing your knowledge and time- J. Gal (I'm the one doing the film in Chersonesus)
Julie Gal <jgalex@aol.com>
USA - Saturday, May 09, 1998 at 22:00:58 (CDT)
My interest in archeology has been heightened by visiting your site. Great News Flash.
Valerie Howard <valerie.howard@cincybible.org>
Cincinnati, Oh USA - Tuesday, May 05, 1998 at 19:46:18 (CDT)
My interest in archeologyhas been heightened by visiting your site. Great News Flash.
Valerie Howard <valerie.howard@cincybible.org>
Cincinnati, Oh USA - Tuesday, May 05, 1998 at 19:44:32 (CDT)
VERY INTERESTING AND ORGANIZED
DO YOU HAVE ANY ACCESS TO THE SYNAGOGUE "MEIROT" IN THE GALILEE, PROBABLY FROM THE 6TH CENTURY CE?
Lila Diringer <ouchmon!AOL.COM>
fREEPORT, NY USA - Sunday, May 03, 1998 at 10:18:34 (CDT)
I have enjoyed the site immensely. I have visited most of the site covered. Recently I visited Herodium, your material made the visit more meaningful. Currently I pastor Ingleside baptist church. I am planing my 4th trip to Israel in March 99.
Peter McLewin <PeterWebit@aol.com>
Norfolk, VA USA - Friday, May 01, 1998 at 21:44:56 (CDT)
Welcome to the club! There's much to be done!
Tom Kraabel <kraabela@luther.edu>
USA - Tuesday, April 28, 1998 at 10:12:25 (CDT)
I got to this website by trying to find synagogues in Italy
maxine <mbgoldin>
prov, ri USA - Saturday, April 25, 1998 at 11:20:48 (CST)
Respect. This is a great amount of work presented in a very impressive way!
I will include links from my pages at
http://www.animabit.de/bibel/.
With regards, Franz Böhmisch
Franz Böhmisch <boehmisch@animabit.de>
Linz, Austria - Monday, April 20, 1998 at 11:54:46 (CST)
The site is altogether superb! The information is well organized and, what can I say? I'll be back soon to learn more.
BUT MY MAIN INTEREST WAS A SCRIPTORIUM (OR SOME KIND OF DESK
USED TO COPY THE SCROLLS) FROM SECOND TEMPLE ERA. Can you help me as to where I can find such a
picture?
Thanks & Best Regards
Luis CArlos Chavira
Nova Laser Supply
Luis Carlos Chavira <cyborg@infosel.net.mx>
El Paso, Tx USA - Saturday, April 18, 1998 at 14:25:28 (CST)
Most impressed with your web site, your willingness to share, and the breadth of your studies!
Have flagged you as a favorite and look forward to staying in touch!
Thank you!
Jim Reiter
James Reiter <jreiter@flash.net>
Houston, TX USA - Saturday, April 18, 1998 at 00:23:38 (CST)
Very informative, well-organized, and accessible.I appreciate the many photographs and
graphics.
Daniel L. Boone <dboone@onr.com>
Austin, TX USA - Thursday, April 16, 1998 at 21:11:08 (CST)
It was wonderful reading about the new find in Jericho by our brother-in-law, Ehud Netzer. We will be certain to keep your homepage on our favorite places and check it frequently. Mazal Tov!!
Keep up the good work.
Lyla Dove/Aytan Dove <AytanD@aol.com>
York, PA USA - Tuesday, April 14, 1998 at 10:56:22 (CST)
Just browsing! Recently purblished book entitled "Forbid Not A Woman, the Complementary Rib." Always looking for more info! Thanks!
Rev. Brenda Yeadon <byeadon@goldrush.com>
Vallecito, CA USA - Thursday, April 09, 1998 at 13:14:04 (CST)
I thank you for sharing part of yourself in this project. It's interesting how my interest in Biblical archaeology has become more intense in the last five years than in the previous fifteen at which time I was a theological student. Come to think of it, my theological studies have become much more intense now than when I was a formal student. Thanks again.
Dale L. Johnson <dlj@gowebway.com>
Rockford, IL USA - Wednesday, April 08, 1998 at 20:49:21 (CST)
Added note....the info was informative because I am a professor of Old and New Testament Archaeology at Cal Center and St. Charles University.
Dr. Richard M. Fales
Northridge, CA USA - Monday, April 06, 1998 at 23:21:33 (CST)
The information and photograph was very helpful. Thank you.
Dr. Richard M. Fales <falesr.baa@1stnetusa.com>
Northrdige, Ca USA - Monday, April 06, 1998 at 23:17:39 (CST)
Thank you for the imformation.
Marjorie Gilley
Ooltewah, Tn USA - Monday, April 06, 1998 at 21:57:57 (CST)
Published in ancient numismatics,
I am researching an historical novel
in the period of the endgame of the
Bar Kokhba Revolt (c. 135 CE).
Very Nicely done site!
Barry J. Yarkon <wbpress@aol.com>
New Hempstead, NY USA - Monday, April 06, 1998 at 06:58:56 (CST)
I have been to these sites of Palestine. Excellent reporting and I agree with the arguments for the earlier
dating of the synagogues. Thank you.
Michael Wensing
USA - Tuesday, March 31, 1998 at 20:41:09 (CST)
Nice website. As a recent 1997 grad myself from
the GTU, I wonder if this has been a help
in your placement? My dissertation was a
literary study of Ecclesiastes using reader-
response and rhetorical analysis. Yours is
more traditional, but I still wonder, is this
a good marketing technique? And, how costly
if it is?
- Gary
Dr. Gary D. Salyer <gds@dor.kaiser.org>
Oakland, CA USA - Tuesday, March 31, 1998 at 12:42:38 (CST)
Glad to find you, am very interested in this period and in biblical archaeology in general. I'll be back!
Sr. Mary Ann Stachow, SBS <mstachow@xula.edu>
New Orleans, LA USA - Monday, March 30, 1998 at 17:19:10 (CST)
Great website. Helped me a lot with my exegesis paper. Thanks.
Heather Dean <h3dean@barnabas.indwes.edu>
Marion, IN USA - Monday, March 30, 1998 at 11:40:04 (CST)
I have very much enjoyed glancing through
your web site and appreciate it very much
as a good, comprehensive resource. I learnt
about it via Dr KC Hanson of St. Olaf College
who is a fellow member of the CONTEXT group
from whose annual meeting in Portland I have
just returned. I am currently a graduate
student at the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and
Jewish Studies and will be continuing at
Oxford in my PhD studies with Professor
Martin Goodman in the fall. My interest
is in the history of the late second temple
period and so having your web site is of
great use in my interest area. Many thanks!
Helen-Ann Francis <hfrancis@sable.ox.ac.uk>
Oxford, n/a UK - Wednesday, March 25, 1998 at 08:40:11 (CST)
Father Binder,
John Weller directed me to your website and told me I would be impressed. What an understatement! I will look forward to browsing this in more detail. Congratulations on your excellent work (as usual)!
Jerry Kramer <Kramergj@aol.com>
Dallas, TX USA - Sunday, March 22, 1998 at 13:56:53 (CST)
Saw your website. Didn't plan to. I loved it. I spent a whole day reading all of it. Very interesting.
Eric Leijenaar <cvi@xs4all.nl>
Zeewolde, Netherlands - Sunday, March 22, 1998 at 03:18:27 (CST)
THIS WAS A HELPFUL IN MY RESEARCH FOR MY PROJECT. THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP.
Yvonne Crayton <Ycray1212@aol.com>
New Orleans, LA USA - Friday, March 20, 1998 at 23:16:35 (CST)
I cetainly have enjoyed the information I
have read thus far and intend to vist your
site again in the future.
Something I read brought a question to mind:
Do those of strict Jewish faith still offer
up sacrifices, i.e. animal, grain,drink, etc?
Thank-You and Shalom back at ya!
Raymond Ragle <Ragle@heathsprings.net>
Heath Springs, SC USA - Thursday, March 19, 1998 at 16:28:23 (CST)
Interesting site. Would like to find out more about it for my Father. He has requested I find a floor plan of the temple of Herod the great. Any help would be appreciated.
Robert E. Duff <reduff@kih.net>
Stanford , KY USA - Monday, March 16, 1998 at 23:06:45 (CST)
I just read your introduction and hope to look futher into your site as I can make time for it. The whole subject is fascinating, indeed, especially because of a sense of connectedness to it through many of our current practices within the Church. I really appreciate the class you have provided us Sunday mornings.
Tony
Tony Alvares <talvares@iamerica.net>
Dallas, TX USA - Sunday, March 15, 1998 at 07:36:14 (CST)
I have enjoyed browsing your site, and compliment you on both its design and content. I look forward to returning.
Mark H. Lund <mhl3@sprynet.com>
USA - Thursday, March 12, 1998 at 14:11:13 (CST)
Father Don: This is a most impressive site! You bring so much scholastic enrichment to our Parish and School as well as your well-aimed liturgical and spiritual compass. Your Biblical scholarship and your gift for presenting it with others of all ages is blessing that we are priviliged to share.
Your talented work has significantly widened the evangelistic pathway to St. John's.
Garry L. Brown <glbrown@mymail.net>
Dallas, TX USA - Thursday, March 12, 1998 at 11:43:31 (CST)
The careful approach to methodology is a useful admonition. It may be diffiuclt to unequivocally assign excavated ruins to the Second Temple period, particularly when the building has gone through several pahses of alteration.
Robert Ehrlich <robehrlich@aol.com>
Wilmington, DE USA - Sunday, March 08, 1998 at 21:36:20 (CST)
I'm planning to visit Masada at the end of the month. Can hardly wait!!!
Thanks for your site.
Betty Allison <bettya@pflash.com>
Corsicana, Tx USA - Friday, March 06, 1998 at 18:44:28 (CST)
I am doing research on the Essenes. Any information that you may care to e-mail to me would be appreciated. Thanks, and keep up the good work.
John
John F. McCoy <JMack38@mci2000.com>
Jacksonville, FL USA - Monday, March 02, 1998 at 10:01:37 (CST)
Dear Donald:
I just found your site today through the Orion listing. I look forward to exploring your listings further. Although it was perhaps too late for you to include in your work, you may be interested in my article on synagogues in NTS 43 (1997) 491-502 entitled "On Further Defining the First-Century CE Synagogue: Fact or Fiction? A Rejoinder to H. C. Kee." I would be happy to send you an offprint if you wish. Best wishes, Kenneth Atkinson, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Kenneth Atkinson <katkinso@astro.ocis.temple.edu>
Philadelphia, PA USA - Sunday, March 01, 1998 at 11:50:45 (CST)
very good
marco
maitland, fl USA - Friday, February 27, 1998 at 18:03:35 (CST)
Very helpful site. Thanks for your diligent efforts and for modeling what the internet can become in our research.
Dr. Rod Hutton <rhutton@trinity.capital.edu>
Columbus, OH USA - Wednesday, February 25, 1998 at 07:41:50 (CST)
I showed someone at the library your site,
and they took the address for further study.
if this ever happens again, would you mind if
I gave them your phone #. The student was
working on a paper the historical truth of
the bible.
April Hill <woh3@linux.plano.gov>
USA - Tuesday, February 24, 1998 at 20:46:48 (CST)
in topform!
mr. kus
USA - Tuesday, February 24, 1998 at 06:14:33 (CST)
Please note my corrected e-mail address.
Lee Levine <levine@h2.hum.huji.ac.il>
USA - Tuesday, February 24, 1998 at 00:51:23 (CST)
Haven't had a chance to investigate as yet, but I wanted to offer my congratulations on your initiative.
Lee Levine <levine@h2hum.huji.ac.il>
jerusalem, Israel - Tuesday, February 24, 1998 at 00:41:49 (CST)
Danke!
Ich bin jetzt baby in diese site.
(I was very suprise at your preparation and want somebody teaches me about biblical archeology.)
Ich bin Koreanisch und will archeologie studiern. Ich studiere an die Hapdong theologischen Hochschule.
Goanghijen Gim <abraham@chollian.net>
Incheon, Korea - Friday, February 20, 1998 at 10:02:01 (CST)
Danke!
Goanghijen Gim <abraham@chollian.net>
Incheon, Korea - Friday, February 20, 1998 at 09:53:32 (CST)
Interesting. But then, where did the rabbi's fit in? Did they preside at these extensions of the temple? But they were hostile to the temple and the priesthood and have always wanted to take advantage of conditions to dismantle the previous traditions and substitute their own. Did the priests put the rabbis in charge of an extension of the temple, like foxes set to guard a henhouse?
Ron Rothchild <jona@savvy.com>
USA - Wednesday, February 18, 1998 at 13:56:14 (CST)
The Second Temple is very intresting i am doing a project on the Holy Land and i am researching the Second temples!!!
Shannon Mahoney <Tigger1Cal>
antioch , ca USA - Wednesday, February 18, 1998 at 13:10:07 (CST)
Good Morning
I am delighted to have found your most attractive website, especially as I am preparing a review article on this very topic. I have not had time to go all through the site as it is impossibly slow during our afternoon, but I will look at a piece every morning early, like now, 8am. It would be of great value to me if you would be willing to send me references for your published (or forthcoming) work. I have not met you at the SBL Annual Meeting, as far as I recall, but will now look out for your name. Regards, Heather A. McKay
Dr Heather A. McKay <mckayh@staff.ehche.ac.uk>
Ormskirk, L39 4QP, UK - Tuesday, February 17, 1998 at 02:07:32 (CST)
Congratulations on a truly outstanding website. I have taken the liberty of adding your site as a link on my website for History 194B, "The Religious Environment of the Early Christians." Your syllabus for "Paul in His Social Context" looks excellent. May I refer your students to my articles on "Greco-Roman Slavery" and "Philemon, Letter to" in the Anchor Bible Dictionary? Also I will be glad to send you a copy of my recent SBL (San Francisco) paper on "Paul's Undermining of Partriarcfhal Ideology and Traditional Male Socialization" as an advance look at my forthcoming book with the working title: Undermining Ancient Patriarchy: The Apostle Paul's Vision of a Society of Siblings. Let me know if you would like to see it. All the best! Scott Bartchy, Professor of Christian Origins & History of Religion, Director, Center for the Study of Religion at UCLA
S. Scott Bartchy <bartchy@history.ucla.edu>
Los Angeles, CA USA - Monday, February 16, 1998 at 17:08:30 (CST)
This is just a terrific site.
It has helped me to clarify a lot of issues regarding Judeo-Christian origins. Thanks.
One quick question. What is the earliest reference in existence to Jews reading the torah?
Okay, I just thought of a larger quick question. Would you know where I would go for
information on the internet regarding the dating of the Torah?
.
Jay Raskin <jraskin@atlantic.net>
Spring Hill, fl USA - Monday, February 16, 1998 at 17:00:18 (CST)
As per Eusebius . . .
Ariston of Pella <Perthwatch@msn.com>
Golden, CO USA - Friday, February 13, 1998 at 20:56:31 (CST)
Very helpful in pursuing further info on ancient sites, esp. Masada and Gamla. Thanks.
Case Admiraal
USA - Friday, February 13, 1998 at 18:08:40 (CST)
K.C. Hanson told me about your site. Very interesting research. Great pictures.
I wish I had more time to browse...but gotta work!
In your research, did you find that the synagogue (the later one) at Capernaum was a "show synagogue" meaning that it was built to attract Christians...it was built in the style of Roman temples and churches? I was told something like this and wanted to see if I understood correctly.
Thanks.
Debbie Finch <finchd@augsburgfortress.org>
Minneapolis , mn USA - Friday, February 13, 1998 at 11:36:57 (CST)
Congrats! Great page. I've dropped a note to people at VTS informing them of your Web page address.
Will probably show up under Library/Electronic Resources at the VTS home page.
You write this HTML all by yourself? Pretty impressive.
Jim Ross <jross@vts.edu>
Gaithersburg, MD USA - Thursday, February 12, 1998 at 09:21:22 (CST)
Good work.
Robert S. MacLennan <RSMacL@Aol.com>
Princeton, NJ USA - Wednesday, February 11, 1998 at 08:59:10 (CST)
Father Binder:
Have printed out & read the first 12 pages of your "Second Temple Synagogue FAQS". So much to learn in so little time, but we will keep at it. Very Interesting! Also, we are behind in your Sunday School class, but we will attempt to catch up by the 15th.
J/N Weller
PS: We saw you on CBS News last night after the Olympics. It looked as though you were in "Olympic Form", but was that "Ozarka", "Avian", or "Rolling Rock" in the container? Just kidding, of course.
John
J/N Weller <BigJohn-ElChubo@worldnet.att.net>
Dallas, Tx. USA - Wednesday, February 11, 1998 at 10:22:21 (CST)
I GOT A JUMP ON NEXT WEEK'S TOPIC, AS WE HAVE OUT OF TOWN HOUSE GUEST NEXT WEEK AND WE MAY NOT BE IN CLASS. ALSO WE WILL BE OUT OF TOWN THE FOLLOWING WEEK. I LIKE YOUR SITE.
BILL RAYBURN <BRAYBURN@AOL.COM>
DALLAS, TX USA - Monday, February 09, 1998 at 16:26:34 (CST)
Congratulations on a very impressive web site, Don! I was vastly impresssed, even if I did not look at everything immediately (I am between classes). I will return. Is there a bibliography posted? That would be good resource for students. Peace. Jim
Jim Strange <strange@chuma.cas.usf.edu>
Tampa, FL USA - Tuesday, February 03, 1998 at 09:58:32 (CST)
What fun - we are really enjoying the class.
Leslie Clay <clayjlaw@interserv.com>
Dallas, Tx USA - Monday, February 02, 1998 at 22:57:57 (CST)
Hello Father Binder!
Thank you so much for sharing your slides with fifth grade. We enjoyed your talk! I love all the pictures here at your website.
Jenny Kraemer <kraemer@why.net>
Dallas, TX USA - Sunday, February 01, 1998 at 16:32:12 (CST)
Where's the Cliff's Notes version?
When does the movie come out?
Mark Trevorrow <markt@ardl.com>
Akron, OH USA - Thursday, January 29, 1998 at 14:57:27 (CST)
Hi, Father Binder!
Kitty
Kitty Skow <kskow525@aol.com>
Dallas, TX USA - Tuesday, January 27, 1998 at 18:47:38 (CST)
Hi Don,
I've looked over your dissertation,
and although most of it is over my head, it
looks like a nice piece of work. Hope all
is well. I enjoyed the pictures on the
family pages!! I've missed watching the
boys grow up. I wonder if Speckles would
recognize me?!
Love, Janeen
Janeen Manuel <jbinder@bgsm.edu>
Winston-Salem, NC USA - Monday, January 26, 1998 at 14:49:00 (CST)
Interesting, Don. I'm going to try to send a link to my friends at Holy Trinity.
Zimmermans <mz4@flash.net>
Dallas, TX USA - Sunday, January 25, 1998 at 17:40:34 (CST)
Hi Don! Congratulations on finishing your Ph.D. It's an awesome process, as we are learning. Your website is so cool. It must feel good to see your work in a different and exciting medium.
We feel so fortunate to be involved in the new technology of computers and "the Web." Take care--talk to you later, Robin and Jim
Robin and Jim Liston
Lawrence, KS USA - Sunday, January 25, 1998 at 12:29:49 (CST)
Nice site. My interests would include more info on what worship services were like, (beyond the outline of same already posted)
Steve Connor <seconnor@acronet.net>
Bristol, WI USA - Sunday, January 25, 1998 at 08:19:05 (CST)
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KELLY SHOP <WEE2356>
MASS, MA USA - Friday, January 23, 1998 at 18:15:57 (CST)
THIS WEB PAGE IS THE BEST I GOT SO MUCH INFO FOR MY SOCIAL STUDIES
PROJECT I GOT AN A+ ON MY REPORT WITH JUST YOUR INFORMATION OH BY THE
WAY I'M IN THE 7TH GRADE GREAT INFO !!!!!!!!
DANIELLE MARTINEAU <MARTI1207>
SALEM, N.H USA - Friday, January 23, 1998 at 18:13:58 (CST)
Great site...but let's see more family snapshots!
Anker Lerret <anker@charweb.org>
Charlotte, NC USA - Thursday, January 22, 1998 at 07:40:21 (CST)
I WANTED YOU TO KNOW I FOUND YOU. I'LL GIVE MY COMMENTS AFTER I
HAVE STUDIED YOUR SITE
BILL RAYBURN <BRAYBURN@AOL.COM>
DALLAS, TX USA - Tuesday, January 20, 1998 at 15:48:06 (CST)
You've sparked my interest in archeology! I enjoyed your class
this morning.
Will read more on your website as time (and kids) will allow.
Mary Nelson,
Dallas USA - Sunday, January 18, 1998 at 16:45:31 (CST)
Glad to be aboard! You made getting here quite easy.
Thanks! More another
time...
Sue and Stan
Sessler,
Columbia, SC USA - Sunday, January 18, 1998 at 10:39:03 (CST)
See you Sunday morning!
Tony Alvares
Dallas, TX USA - Sunday, January 18, 1998 at 08:55:18 (CST)
Very informative, I had just been readion a novel with a
location in the Bosporus.
Thanks.
USA - Saturday, January 17, 1998 at 15:51:31 (CST)
It's good to see a website devoted to the pre-70 evidence
for synagogues,
contra Kee (et al.)
Harold Scanlin
<Scanlin@compuserve.com>
Allentown, Pa USA - Friday, January 16 at 08:25:05 (CST)
Don -
Many congrats!!! Very interesting topic and
presentation.
Jim Powell
Dallas, TX USA - Thursday, January 15 at 13:29:17 (CST)
Sounds intriguing. Will comment later after we learn more
about it from you in
person - and on your web site.
John & Nancy
PS: Go Wolverines !!
J/N Weller
Dallas, TX USA - Wednesday, January 14, 1998 at 22:03:25 (CST)
I wish you had pictures of Cleapatra.
Thanks
Erin
USA - Wednesday, January 14 1998 at 18:10:28 (CST)
Excellent Site. We're developing
something similar in our department.
Gary M. Burge
Prof. of NT
Wheaton College
Gary M. Burge
USA - Tuesday, January 13, 1998 at 18:10:28 (CST)
