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Saturday, November 19, 2011

More on the "Judaization" of Jerusalem

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MORE ON THE "JUDAIZATION" OF JERUSALEM: David M. Weinberg writes in the Jerusalem Post : Who’s destroying antiquities in Jerusale...

Hanan Eshel and Jewish burials in Israel

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THE LATE HANAN ESHEL is featured in a Jerusalem Post article on recent trends in Jewish burials in Israel: Without the rabbinate, I'll ...

NPR: Dead Sea Scrolls On Display In Times Square

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NPR: Dead Sea Scrolls On Display In Times Square . Many more reviews of the exhibition here and links.

Egyptian bloggers update

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EGYPTIAN BLOGGERS UPDATE: Prominent Blogger's Detention Extended [Press Release] (I can't get this one to cut and paste, but it repo...
Friday, November 18, 2011

In San Francisco and on a new session

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IN SAN FRANCISCO. More tomorrow. UPDATE: Okay, one more thing before I turn in. At the last minute I've been co-opted into this sessi...

Off to California

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I'M OFF TO CALIFORNIA, first for the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in San Francisco, then to San Diego for the T...
Thursday, November 17, 2011

Job in ANE History and Aramaic at Chicago University

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JOB IN ANE HISTORY AND ARAMAIC at the University of Chicago: Posting Number: 01078 Position Title: Assistant Professor in Ancient Near Eas...

KJB@400 Watch: The KJB and England

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KJB@400 WATCH: The Holy Land of England By Liam Hoare ( Jewish Ideas Daily ) The King James Bible, along with the Book of Common Prayer, Sha...

The economy and antiquities

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THE ECONOMY is also bad news for antiquities: Recent articles in popular news magazines ( Time , Forbes ) and newspapers ( Wall Street Journ...

Brandeis cuts Hebrew major

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HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE: Brandeis cuts costs by cutting Hebrew major as students scratch heads (newvoices.org). The cutting of any academi...

Review of NYC DSS exhibit in CSM

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REVIEW OF THE NYC DEAD SEA SCROLLS EXHIBITION by Gregory M. Lamb in the Christian Science Monitor : Dead sea scrolls come alive: Ancient D...

Lecture on apocalypticism in Austin

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LECTURE ON APOCALYPTICISM IN AUSTIN, TEXAS: Professor gives talk on apocalypticism By Sara Sanchez Published: Monday, November 14, 2011 ( Hi...
Wednesday, November 16, 2011

On the 11-11-11 closing of the Great Pyramid

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I'VE BEEN MEANING TO COMMENT on that story about the Egyptian Government closing the Great Pyramid last Friday to protect it from the 11...

Stiles on first-century boat from Sea of Galilee

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THAT FIRST-CENTURY BOAT from the Sea of Galilee is profiled by Wayne Stiles in his Jerusalem Post column: Sights and Insights: Not just an...

Human Rights Watch: Free Alaa

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HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: Egypt: Free Blogger Held in Maspero Case . No Transparency in Military Investigation of Killing of Copts November 15, 2...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Bloomberg discovers the Cairo Geniza

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BLOOMBERG has discovered the Cairo Geniza: Israel Computer Solves Ancient Jigsaw of Prayers, Wedding Vows November 15, 2011, 3:12 AM EST By ...

Arabic Crusader Inscription

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ARABIC CRUSADER INSCRIPTION: The Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs posts the IAA press release: Unique archaeological discovery - Crusader...
Monday, November 14, 2011

Solomon the pygmy?

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SOLOMON THE PYGMY? Dorothy Lobel King is skeptical of the claim in BAR in 2008 that Solomon, Socrates, and Aristotle are pictured in a P...

More on the Cairo Geniza & TAU

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THE CAIRO GENIZA DIGITIZATION PROJECT at Tel Aviv University is covered briefly in Haaretz : High-tech science pieces together ancient scrap...

Work resumes on Jerusalem Museum of Tolerance

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LATEST ON THE JERUSALEM MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE: Archaeologists resume work at contentious worksite of Jerusalem museum No one involved in the d...