Prologue Journal

Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Ancient Israeli coins recovered from Jerusalem archaeology thief

Jerusalem Post The coin comes from the reign of the Hasmonean King Antigonus II Mattathias, who ruled from 40 BCE to 37 BCE. He was the last Jewish king, his death marking the end of Jewish sovereignty until 1948. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-745520

Pope Francis to have abdominal surgery on Wednesday – Vatican

Jerusalem Post Pope Francis will have his operation under general anesthetic. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-745504

Pope to meet clergy sexual abuse victims in Portugal

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-745403

Don’t lock yourself in: Be focused – but with an open mind

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-745372

The hora, the hora! How Jewish wedding music got that way – opinion

Jerusalem Post When did the hora become such a staple in Jewish culture? https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-745229

Did this archaeological discovery expand the Greek empire’s history?

Jerusalem Post The discovery of ancient tools in an ancient Greek city may have taught archaeologists more about human evolution. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-745227

6 million-year-old ‘elephant graveyard’ unearthed in Florida

Jerusalem Post The paleontologists uncovered the full skeletons of at least one adult and seven infant gomphotheres. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-745169

Priest Says He Became ‘Scapegoat’ for Controversial Armenian Land Deal

Jerusalem Post Armenian Patriarchate tells The Media Line that the patriarch was deceived by the priest. https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-745205

Senior Guatemala government officials celebrate the country’s relations with Israel

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-745147

Scientists find evidence of the bubonic plague in Bronze Age England – study

Jerusalem Post Researchers were able to demonstrate that the plague was present in England well before the widely-known Black Plague outbreak of the Middle Ages. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-745149