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Monday, March 23, 2026

The ANE Myth of the Servant

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THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST TODAY: The Myth of the Servant: A New Tale of Kingship from the Ancient Near East (Christopher Metcalf). This is wher...

When was the Book of Daniel written?

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THE IS THAT IN THE BIBLE? BLOG: Why Scholars Date the Book of Daniel to the Second Century BCE (Paul D.). Is That in the Bible? is back ...

Römer Festschrift (De Gruyter)

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NEW OPEN-ACCESS VOLUME BY DE GRUYTER: The Ancestors of Genesis and the Exodus Traditions A Festschrift for Thomas Römer Published ...
Sunday, March 22, 2026

Ulmer, ... Studies in Pesiqta Rabbati (Brill)

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NEW BOOK FROM BRILL: Sing and Rejoice, O daughter of Zion (Zechariah 2:14) Studies in Pesiqta Rabbati Series: The Brill Reference Lib...
Saturday, March 21, 2026

Grabbe, When Israel Was Young (T&T Clark)

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NEW BOOK FROM BLOOMSBURY/T&T CLARK: When Israel Was Young A History of the Jewish People from the Beginnings to the Roman Conque...
Friday, March 20, 2026

BIAJS Book Prize 2026

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BRITISH AND IRISH ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH STUDIES: BIAJS Book Prize 2026 We are pleased to announce that the 2026 BIAJS Book Prize competi...

Did the British Museum change a display due to UKLFI objections?

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ONOMASTIC POLITICS, CONTINUED: British Museum did not remove Palestine from labels due to pressure campaign, museum sources say—as backlash ...

Stanley, A Ram for Mars: A Slave's Story, Book 3

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RECENT NOVEL FROM NFB PUBLISHING: A Ram for Mars: A Slave's Story, Book 3 by Christopher D. Stanley (Author) What would you do if y...
Thursday, March 19, 2026

On the formation and reception of the Babylonian Talmud

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ANCIENT JEW REVIEW: A Dual Agenda for Bavli Studies: Formation and Reception (Alyssa Gray). The common thread running through all these pro...

Debating diachronic diversity dating for biblical Hebrew

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THE BIBLE AND INTERPRETATION: “A Relationship Worth Fighting For”: A Response to “Isn’t It Time to Break Up with Linguistic Dating?” Lingu...

Lots more ghost wheels?

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PREHISTORIC MEGALITHIC ARCHITECTURE: Mystery widens: Researchers find Israel’s ‘Stonehenge’ in the Golan is not unique. Remote sensing and ...
Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Was the Second Temple ANE or Greek inspired?

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DR. LISBETH S. FRIED: Did YHWH Reside in the Temple? (TheTorah.com). The biblical accounts of the Tabernacle and Solomon’s Temple reflect a...

More on the Athribis ostraca and what's on them

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BIBLE HISTORY DAILY: Treasure Trove of Ancient Astrology Unearthed in Egypt. Thousands of ostraca found at Atreps (Lauren K. McCormick). ...

Maaloula latest

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MODERN ARAMAIC WATCH: This war-torn village is fighting to keep Christ’s language alive. Home to some of the last speakers of Aramaic, Maal...
Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Mosaic-floor church excavated at Nitzana in the Negev

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ARCHAEOLOGY: On the trail of Lawrence of Arabia: 1,400-year-old church found in the Negev. Mosaic-decorated church uncovered at Nitzana Nat...

"What is the Talmud?" - upcoming roundtable papers

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ANCIENT JEW REVIEW: What is the Talmud? (Christine Hayes). In anticipation of the publication of the conference proceedings, the volume edi...

Unauthorized West Bank antiquity confiscation?

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DETAINED DECORATIVE ARCHITECTURE: High-ranking Israeli Police Officer Entered West Bank Village With IDF Troops to Seize Ancient Stone. Mei...