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Saturday, January 22, 2011

Zodiac mosaics in ancient synagogues

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ZODIAC MOSAICS IN ANCIENT SYNAGOGUES in the land of Israel are collected and analyzed in an excellent BAR article by Walter Zanger. It ha...
Friday, January 21, 2011

Did Jehoshaphat Really Jump?

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ASKING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: Did Jehoshaphat Really Jump?

IDF on Epiphany celebrations at traditional site of Jesus' baptism

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THE IDF reports on the successful and safe Epiphany celebrations at the traditional site of Jesus' baptism: Holy Water Runs Deep 20 Janu...

8 Famous Fictional Archaeologists Who Suck At Their Job

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CRACKED : 8 Famous Fictional Archaeologists Who Suck At Their Job .

Robert Eisenman on the James Ossuary inscription

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ROBERT EISENMAN has an essay on the James Ossuary inscription in the Huffington Post: 'The James Ossuary' and Its Authenticity Now t...
Thursday, January 20, 2011

Biblical Hebrew taught online by HU

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BIBLICAL HEBREW TAUGHT ONLINE: Hebrew University and eTeacher Group Bring Ancient Language to Students around the World .

Bart Ehrman lecturing at UT

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BART EHRMAN is lecturing at the University of Tennessee: New Testament scholar to speak at UT Renowned New Testament scholar Bart D. Ehrman ...

Minefields around Jesus' (traditional) baptism site

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A POLITICAL MINEFIELD TOO: Thousands march past minefield to reach Jesus' traditional baptism site By Aron Heller (CP) – 1 day ago Just ...

Philologos on "The Elephants of Khartoum"

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PHILOLOGOS discusses a reader's question about The Elephants of Khartoum . Excerpt: The city of Khartoum began as an army outpost estab...

Tu B'shevat

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TU B'SHEVAT , the New Year for Trees , began last night at sundown.

The Semitic Inscriptions Website

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THE SEMITIC INSCRIPTIONS/INSCRIPTIONS SÉMITIQUES WEBSITE : This website is a database of ancient texts written in Semitic languages and insc...

John Hobbins on the new Ben Sira fragment

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JOHN HOBBINS comments on the new Ben Sira Geniza fragment at the Ancient Hebrew Poetry blog. Background here .
Wednesday, January 19, 2011

SBL guidelines on giving a better meeting presentation

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SOME GUIDELINES on Giving a Better Meeting Presentation from the Society of Biblical Literature are available at the link. This has some g...

WSJ reviews Lod Mosaic exhibit at the Met

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THE LOD MOSAIC EXHIBITION at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is reviewed in the WSJ : A Dining Room's Feast for the Eyes By JAMES GARDNER...

Syriac taught at living languages center in Turkey

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ARAMAIC WATCH: Syriac as a living language: Living languages center founded in Diyarbakır 19 January 2011, Wednesday / TODAY’S ZAMAN WITH W...

Sidnie White Crawford lecturing on DSS at Baylor

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PROFESSOR SIDNIE WHITE CRAWFORD is lecturing at Baylor: Baylor Department of Religion Welcomes Expert on Dead Sea Scrolls Jan. 18, 2011 Foll...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Peter Rabbit in ancient Galilean Aramaic

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ARAMAIC WATCH: Peter Rabbit is being translated into ancient Galilean Aramaic. Really.

Cambridge exhibition on KJB@400

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KJB@400 WATCH: A masterpiece of biblical proportions Home to more than seven million books, Cambridge University Library is to celebrate the...

New Hebrew fragment of Ben Sira from Cairo Geniza

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APOCRYPHA WATCH: A new Hebrew fragment of Ben Sira (Ecclesiasticus) has been discovered in the Cairo Geniza. With the great progress made ...
Monday, January 17, 2011

New Greek edition of Infancy Gospel of Thomas

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TONY BURKE'S new edition of the Greek text of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas should be coming out in the spring of this year.