Interesting Find in Jerusalem

[Minimalist]

Hellenistic jewelry in pre-Hasmonean Jerusalem.

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/dail...=ZE8A8MZ30

A rare gold earring dating to the second or third century B.C.E. was unearthed during an excavation in Jerusalem.

“It seems as though, at the time, the city did not reach farther than the top of the hill in the City of David, but then spread slightly to the west into the Tyropoeon Valley,” said Gadot and Shalev. “We also learned from this excavation that the residents of this area were not peasants who settled in empty areas on the periphery of the central area, but rather the opposite—they were well-off people. The discovery of familiar Hellenistic pieces of jewelry can teach us about how Hellenistic influences reached Jerusalem during this time.”

Also brings into focus the Maccabaean legends of strife between Hellenized "Jews" and conservative jews.

[Cyberman]

Real history is so much more satisfying than all the made up crap we usually get.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

All that from one earring?

[Anomalocaris]

All that from one earring?

One earring more than any holy relic?

[Brian37]

Hellenistic jewelry in pre-Hasmonean Jerusalem.

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/dail...=ZE8A8MZ30

A rare gold earring dating to the second or third century B.C.E. was unearthed during an excavation in Jerusalem.

“It seems as though, at the time, the city did not reach farther than the top of the hill in the City of David, but then spread slightly to the west into the Tyropoeon Valley,” said Gadot and Shalev. “We also learned from this excavation that the residents of this area were not peasants who settled in empty areas on the periphery of the central area, but rather the opposite—they were well-off people. The discovery of familiar Hellenistic pieces of jewelry can teach us about how Hellenistic influences reached Jerusalem during this time.”

Also brings into focus the Maccabaean legends of strife between Hellenized "Jews" and conservative jews.

Thank you Minn, I love the use of B.C.E and not the narcissistic B.C. as if Christianity has been the original or only religion on the planet.

It is only 2018 because the world adapted it, not because an alleged virgin got knocked up with invisible god goo.

[Minimalist]

It's only 2018 because Dionysius Exiguus fucked up the computations.  He missed the year "0" and he forgot the 4 years that Augustus ruled as Octavian.  It should be 2023.

Never let a xhristard do anything important!

[Cyberman]

His name translates to Dennis the Little. Perhaps he was compensating?

[Minimalist]

I wonder how you say 'pencil dick' in Greek?

[Anomalocaris]

It's only 2018 because Dionysius Exiguus fucked up the computations.  He missed the year "0" and he forgot the 4 years that Augustus ruled as Octavian.  It should be 2023.

Never let a xhristard do anything important!

Augustus ruled as Octavian well before 1 CE. How did that result in miscalculation counting backwards towards 1 CE?

[The Grand Nudger]

All that from one earring?

Before it goes too far afield...no, not specifically in this case...but yes, actually - in general.  Consider what you can learn from simply knowing how long it takes to make a specific earring.