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Saturday, October 18, 2008

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THE INTERNATIONAL CRITICAL COMMENTARY SERIES – or at least the older volumes, which are still very useful – is now available online .

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ARAMAIC WATCH: a reminder - Symposium on Jacob of Sarug and His Times: Studies in Sixth Century Syriac Christianity later this month.

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BOOTHS, TABERNACLES, Tents and Huts: Naming the Sukkah. Philologos explains at The Forward : A taberna in ancient Rome was a cottage, sho...
Friday, October 17, 2008

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SIMON SCHAMA is reportedly planning to write a history of the Jews: Schama plans history of the Jews 16.10.08 Catherine Neilan (theBookselle...

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TEMPLE MOUNT WATCH: The priestly blessing at the Western Wall: Thousands attend priestly blessing By JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP Thousands of Je...

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SOLOMON, SOCRATES AND ARISTOTLE . Sounds like a scene from Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure , or maybe Doctor Who , but it's actu...

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JACOB NEUSNER'S The Theology of the Oral Torah contines to be reviewed by Kevin Edgecomb at Biblicalia. The latest instalments cover c...

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NEW PUBLICATIONS from the Journal of Hebrew Scriptures . Ehud Ben Zvi e-mails: Dear all, I am glad to announce that the Journal of Hebrew S...
Thursday, October 16, 2008

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THE LOST MUSIC OF THE TEMPLE in concert: Jerusalem concert to feature fantasies of the Temple's lost music By Tamar Rotem ( Haaretz ) Ta...

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HARSH WORDS for the James Ossuary inscription in a book review in Time Magazine: Exposing the Jesus' Brother Fraud By Tim McGirk / Jeru...
Wednesday, October 15, 2008

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A CHAIR/READERSHIP IN ANCIENT JUDAISM OR NT at the University of Durham: The Department of Theology and Religion seeks to appoint a Profess...

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THE REPAIRS NEEDED on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre are noted in the London Times : Warring monks threaten destruction of the Church of t...
Tuesday, October 14, 2008

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JACOB NEUSNER'S BOOK, The Theology of the Oral Torah , is being reviewed in instalments by Kevin P. Edgecomb at the Biblicalia blog. Th...

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ENDOWED LECTURESHIP AT BARD - Jacob Neusner e-mails: This is the announcement of the first lecture in a newly endowed lecture ship at Bard. ...

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A RABBINICS POST : Relgious Studies: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Religious Studies invites applications for ...

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ALSO IN THE SBL FORUM: William L. Lyons, "Rahab through the Ages: A Study of Christian Interpretation of Rahab."

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HERESY HUNTING in the New Millennium." Tony Burke defends the Christian Apocrypha in this month's SBL Forum . Excerpt: A cottage...
Monday, October 13, 2008

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SIDNIE WHITE CRAWFORD is lecturing on the Dead Sea Scrolls: TALK TOPIC: WOMEN IN DEAD SEA SCROLLS University of Nebraska professor Sidnie W...

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METATRON WATCH: The Archangel Metatron meets performance art : Ten is considered the number of divine perfection and is reflected in the 10...

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SUKKOT (the Festival of Booths or Tabernacles) begins tonight at sundown. Best wishes to all celebrating.