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New Finds Show That the Rock-cut Shelters, Once Linked to the Bar Kochba Revolt, Originated Earlier as a Jewish Strategy to Resist All Foreign Encroachment.
From the blog of Tuvia Book at The Times of Israel
From the blog of Yeshiah Grabie at The Times of Israel
Unearthing ancient faith: A Byzantine Greek inscription paraphrasing verse 86 in the Book of Psalms was found in an ancient fortress in the Judean Desert.
A Koine Greek inscription paraphrasing Psalms 86 was discovered by Hebrew University archaeologists at the site of Hyrcania Fortress in the Judean Desert. Adorned with a cross, the Byzantine-era inscription was likely made by a knowledgeable monk and holds significance as a well-known prayer in the Masoretic text and Christian liturgy. Analysis of the script's style suggests a dating no later than the first half of the 6th century CE, the height of the Byzantine era, with minor grammatical errors revealing the scribe’s mother tongue to be Semitic.