Carved into a wall of bedrock, the Siloam Inscription is the longest piece of writing ever discovered in biblical Jerusalem. The question then arises: If it’s so important, why hide the inscription inside the darkened tunnel where almost no one could read it?
Prof. Ariel Cohen, from the Department of Foreign Literatures and Linguistics at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, believes he may have the answer.
On today’s podcast, host Brent Nagtegaal speaks with Professor Cohen about his idea that the 2,700-year-old inscription could be evidence of the accidental deaths of some of the tunnel’s original mining team.
Show Notes
“The Siloam Tunnel Inscription: For the Living or the Dead?” by Prof. Ariel Cohen
“The Siloam Inscription: Tribute to Success—or Memorial of Tragedy?”
