What does the Magdala Stone depict?

TEMPLE ICONOGRAPHY? The Magdala Stone: Does It Show God's Chariot in the Temple? Since being found in 2009, the Magdala Stone has divided opinion on both what purpose it served over 2,000 years ago and what is actually depicted on it. What all agree on, though, is it that was a game-changing find (Ruth Schuster, Haaretz).

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For many PaleoJudaica posts on the Magdala stone and the ancient city of Magdala, start here (cf. here and here) and follow the links. The stone is currently on display in the Reagan Library Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition.

For the recently-discovered second ancient synagogue in Magdala, see here. Some PaleoJudaica posts noting discussions of the meaning of the stones iconography are here, here, here, and here.

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