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Saturday, May 22, 2010

McGill and the DSS again

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MCGILL UNIVERSITY'S involvement in the purchase of the Dead Sea Scrolls is told in a Bible and Interpretation essay: Owning the Scrolls ...

Secret Mark handwriting analysis

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SECRET MARK has been subjected to handwriting analysis by a Greek expert hired by Biblical Archaeology Review . She concludes that "...
Friday, May 21, 2010

A pagan altar at the Ashkelon gravesite

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A PAGAN ALTAR at the Ashkelon gravesite: A Magnificent Pagan Altar was Exposed while the Israel Antiquities Authority was Overseeing Develop...

LA Times obituary for Moshe Greenberg

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ANOTHER OBITUARY for Moshe Greenberg, this one in the Los Angeles Times .

A funeral procession for the Ashkelon bones

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A FUNERAL PROCESSION for the bones from the Ashkelon graves: Barzilai bones get Eda Haredit funeral By JONAH MANDEL ( Jerusalem Post ) 21/05...

Lattke, The Odes of Solomon

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IN THE MAIL: Michael Lattke, The Odes of Solomon: A Commentary (Hermeneia; Minneapolis: Fortress, 2009) Review copy for the JSNT Booklist...
Thursday, May 20, 2010

Museum of Tolerance - the latest

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MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE - THE LATEST: Following Haaretz report: Arabs to resume Museum of Tolerance battle Arab groups vow to step up opposition...

Bruce Chilton on the Gnostics

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BRUCE CHILTON ON THE GNOSTICS (Bible and Interpretation): Gnostic Breakthrough By Bruce Chilton Author of Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography...

NYT obituary for Moshe Greenberg

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AN OBITUARY for Moshe Greenberg in the New York Times : Moshe Greenberg, Biblical Scholar, Is Dead at 81 By DENNIS HEVESI Published: May 19,...
Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Tel Fahkariaya Aramaic-Akkadian biligual inscription

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ARAMAIC WATCH: The Syrian site of Tel Fakhariya is profiled briefly by the Global Arab Network, with mention of the Aramaic-Akkadian biling...

The Samaritans profiled in Tablet Magazine

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THE SAMARITANS are profiled in Tablet Magazine, with a dash of counterfactual history thrown in: Good Samaritans Israel's smallest reli...

More on the Jerusalem Museum of Tolerance

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MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE WATCH: Parts 2 and 3 of the Haaretz special reports have been published: Museum of Tolerance Special Report / Part II:...
Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Jerusalem Museum of Tolerance Watch

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MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE WATCH: Haaretz is publishing a series of reports on the Jerusalem Museum of Tolerance controversy: Museum of Tolerance...

Metatron game

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ARCHANGEL METATRON WATCH: Metatron has his own computer game : El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is an Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 actio...

Moshe Greenberg obituary

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AN OBITUARY for Moshe Greenberg has been published by the AP. And there's a brief account of his life and work here as well.

Happy Shavuot!

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THE FESTIVAL OF SHAVUOT (Weeks, Pentecost) begins this evening at sundown. Best wishes to all those celebrating. More here .
Monday, May 17, 2010

Bruce Ferrini, R.I.P

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BRUCE FERRINI, the controversial art and antiquities dealer, has died last week. Bruce Ferrini, Akron rare book dealer, dies at 60 By Doroth...

Ashkelon graves being removed

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ASHKELON GRAVES UPDATE: I was busy on the weekend and didn't try to keep up with this. Clearly a lot has been happening. Ultra-orthodo...
Sunday, May 16, 2010

Israel, transhumanism, science fiction, the Book of Enoch, and Narnia

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ISRAEL, TRANSHUMANISM, SCIENCE FICTION, THE BOOK OF ENOCH, AND NARNIA: An interesting article in H+ Magazine looks at technology developmen...

Review of Vermes, The Story of the Scrolls

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THE STORY OF THE SCROLLS , by Geza Vermes, is reviewed in the Jerusalem Post : Captivated by the Scrolls By TIBOR KRAUSZ 15/05/2010 14:26 A ...