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Saturday, June 11, 2005

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"600,000+ VERSES SERVED." Zack Hubert continues to develop his wonderful www.zhubert.com website for biblical language resource...
Friday, June 10, 2005

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THE PLAN TO DEMOLISH PALESTINIAN HOMES IN SILWAN is on hold according to the BBC and the Jerusalem Post . Meanwhile, Richard Bartholomew ...

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THE JOURNAL FOR THE STUDY OF THE PSEUDEPIGRAPHA has a new issue out ( 14.3 -- May 2005 ). Here's the table of contents [NOTE: History ...
Thursday, June 09, 2005

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I'M BACK IN MY OFFICE. There wasn't any bomb. I didn't expect there would be, but it's a relief to have that confirmed. N...

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I'M WAY BEHIND on noting new articles and journal issues and have intended to catch up when things quieted down. Well, perhaps this aft...

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BOMB THREAT! One of the University buildings near St. Mary's College received a bomb threat this morning and we've all been evacuat...
Wednesday, June 08, 2005

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LOOTING ARRESTS IN ISRAEL: Three Palestinians nabbed for stealing ossuary By ETGAR LEFKOVITS Three Palestinians are under arrest for alleged...

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JUST GOT BACK from the Faculty of Arts Annual General Meeting. Exams are done, marks are turned in, meetings are over. Three months of sum...

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THE EXPOSITORY TIMES is now being published online, as noted by Jim West and Michael Pahl . (And for heaven's sake, Jim, do alert us ...

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THE SELF-APPOINTED NEW SANHEDRIN has elected a new "temporary president," Talmud translator Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz. Rabbi Adin St...
Tuesday, June 07, 2005

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VERY SLOW NEWS DAY. Just as well, since I was occupied with end-of-year meetings etc. in the morning and with partying an important busine...
Monday, June 06, 2005

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SEMITIC CELTS? So says an archaeological research fellow at Oxford University who was formerly also the chief archaeologist at English Heri...

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THE FOURTEENTH WORLD CONGRESS OF JEWISH STUDIES takes place at the Hebrew University from 31 July to 4 August 2005. The web page for the co...

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SECOND-TEMPLE HOUSE EXCAVATED: Jewish home found in City of David By ETGAR LEFKOVITS ( Jerusalem Post ) A Second Temple Jewish house has bee...

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BOOK REVIEW in the Jerusalem Post : More than myth By ERIN LEIB Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism By Howard Schwartz Illustrated by Ca...
Sunday, June 05, 2005

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JOHN BROWN'S EFFORTS to find oil in Israel, based on idiosyncratic exegesis of certain biblical passages, are featured in Newsweek '...

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ANOTHER TALMUD REFERENCE: Parent.com has an article on "Boy or Girl? The lowdown on whether you can really sway the odds" in whi...
Saturday, June 04, 2005

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THE ORIGINAL AFRICAN HERITAGE STUDY BIBLE is the subject of an article in the Los Angeles Times : Bible Emphasizes Roles of Blacks, Africa ...

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JOSEPHUS IN THE NEWS: Moneyplans.net has recycled an article on "Dead Sea Minerals and Skincare Products : Cleopatra's Beauty Secr...

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MORE ON THE PROPOSED SILWAN HOUSE-DEMOLITIONS : This UPI article has lots of details from both sides of the controversy and is worth a read...