Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Book of REvelation

Revelation 3: Sardis

Spiritually, the assembly in Sardis was like a slumbering city even as invading armies (of sin, perhaps) were gathering outside the walls.

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Archaeology, archaeology 2022

Ashdod: Clash of Cultures

As one enters the Museum of Philistine culture, we are met with a reconstruction of what a Philistine warrior might have looked like.

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Archaeology, archaeology 2022

Ashdod: Philistine Origins

Philistines were never included in this list of Canaanite people. They came from somewhere else.

Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer Book of REvelation

Revelation: Historical Background

Revelation was written in the setting of Asia Minor, just off the coast of the Aegean Sea, towards the end of the first century, under the reign of Emperor Domitian.