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Saturday, July 03, 2010

Gold coin excavated at Bethsaida

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AN ANCIENT GOLD COIN has been excavated at Bethsaida: Rare coin bears good tidings for UNO's Israeli excavations By John Keenan [OMAHA] ...

Proton beams for DSS analysis

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TECHNOLOGY WATCH: Proton beams used to analyze the Temple Scroll: The analyses, which were conducted by INFN physicists in collaboration w...
Friday, July 02, 2010

"Mystery" in the DSS and its Perso-Babylonian background

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"MYSTERY" ( RAZ ) in the Dead Sea Scrolls and its Perso-Babylonian background: Mystery, Secrecy and Esotericism in the Dead Sea Sc...

Samaritan Temple excavation not open to tourism

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THE SAMARITAN TEMPLE EXCAVATION at Mount Gerizim languishes, its tourism potential untapped: Ancient site near Nablus 'too problematic...
Thursday, July 01, 2010

Ugaritic as a test case for computer language-decipherment

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TECHNOLOGY WATCH: Progress in computer decipherment of ancient languages, with Ugaritic as a test case. Computer program deciphers a dead l...
Wednesday, June 30, 2010

JSIJ vol. 8

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JUDAIC STUDIES, AN INTERNET JOURNAL has published a new volume: Dear JSIJ Subscribers, We are pleased to announce the official publication ...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Update on proposed Western Wall museum

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TEMPLE MOUNT WATCH: The proposed Western Wall Museum is being considered by Jerusalem's district planning council. Western Wall museum ...
Monday, June 28, 2010

Robert McL Wilson, R.I.P.

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ROBERT MCLACHLAN WILSON, requiescat in pace . I am very sorry to inform you that St Andrews Professor Emeritus Robert ("Robin") M...

Computer apps and ancient Judaism (etc.)

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COMPUTER APPS AND ANCIENT JUDAISM (ETC.): Computer apps are bringing religion into the 21st century By ANNYSA JOHNSON Milwaukee Journal Sent...
Sunday, June 27, 2010

Brothel infanticide in Buckinghamshire?

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INFANTICIDE by prostitutes in a late-antique brothel in Buckinghamshire? Nearly a hundred infant burials were excavated there a century ago...
Saturday, June 26, 2010

Vindolanda is a family business

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THE VINDOLANDA ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG is a family business: All roads lead to Vindolanda Roman Fort The Birley family have toiled for 60 years t...
Friday, June 25, 2010

Conference at KCL on Gender and Identity

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CONFERENCE AT KCL: This just in from Deborah Rooke (via Viv Rowett) on the SOTS list. REMINDER WHOEVER YOU THINK YOU ARE - ONLY A FEW DAYS ...

Treasures in the University of Santo Tomas Library

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THE LIBRARY of the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines is displaying some historical treasures to celebrate the University's fo...
Thursday, June 24, 2010

The man who mistook English for Phoenician

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THAT CAN HAPPEN: The man who mistook English for Phoenician . Although I didn't know Dr. Sacks knew Phoenician.

Museum of Tolerance Watch

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MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE WATCH: Arab lawyer files claim against Museum of Tolerance over improper grave removal Complaint filed on behalf of a ne...

Misleading headline of the week

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MISLEADING HEADLINE OF THE WEEK, in The Telegraph : Jesus did not die on cross, says scholar This refers, not to some Neo- Docetist or daft...

El Shaddai and 1 Enoch

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THE BOOK OF 1 ENOCH is getting some uncharacteristic attention due to the new computer game El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron : El Shad...
Wednesday, June 23, 2010

The SBL responds to Hendel

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THE SOCIETY OF BIBLICAL LITERATURE responds to Ron Hendel's criticisms : Discussing Faith and Reason in Biblical Studies Professor Ronal...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Thesis from Sweden on rabbinic dreams

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A THESIS from Sweden on rabbinic dreams: Rabbinic dreams during Late Antiquity News: Jun 03, 2010 Dreams have always held significance for h...

Samuel Iwry's son

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SAMUEL IWRY'S SON is a financial official in Washington: The Scholar Of Savings (Dow Jones) Interpreting the Bible and retirement policy...