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Saturday, February 23, 2013

Sheffield Phoenix Press on Facebook

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Friday, February 22, 2013

The Cyrus Cylinder and the "N" word

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SURPRISE, SURPRISE, it turns out it's possible to write a New York Times column on the Cyrus Cylinder without mentioning nuclear war: ...

Durham Conference: The Construction of Time in Antiquity

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FROM LUTZ DOERING: On 3–4 March 2013, a two-day international conference, The Construction of Time in Antiquity, will be held in Durham, Eng...

Review of Marienberg, La Baraïta de-Niddah

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THE TALMUD BLOG: On the Margins: A Review of E. Marienberg’s ‘La Baraïta de-Niddah’ .
Thursday, February 21, 2013

More on the Herod Exhibition

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A VIDEO ON THE HEROD THE GREAT EXHIBITION has been posted by Arutz Sheva : Video Sneak Peak: The Israel Museum "Herod the Great" E...

Computer advances (?) in biblical studies

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A COUPLE OF RECENT STORIES on supposed new discoveries in biblical studies arising from computer analysis are worth noting, but perhaps more...

A second Iron-Age inscription at Khirbet Qeiyafa

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LUKE CHANDLER: Information on the second Qeiyafa inscription coming later this year . Again, via Joseph I. Lauer. Background on the fir...

Byzantine-Era Industrial ruins found in Jaffa

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IAA PRESS RELEASE: Photograph: courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority An Ancient Industrial Installation was Revealed beneath the...
Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Sabbath and circumcision

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THIS WEEK'S DAF YOMI COLUMN by Adam Kirsch in Tablet Magazine: Birth Right: You wouldn’t expect that the tractate on Shabbat would ...

Chasing biblical manuscripts

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SHOCKER: New Testament Scholar: Chasing Biblical Manuscripts Is Nothing Like 'Indiana Jones' .

Herod exhibition and BAS

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BIBLE HISTORY DAILY (BAS) has put up a couple of posts this week on the Herod the Great exhibition at the Israel Museum: Herod the Great—T...
Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Stolen artifacts recovered

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ARUTZ SHEVA : Ancient Stolen Artifacts Discovered in Beit Jann The Carmiel police and the Antiquities Authority Theft Prevention Division ...

Review of Green, The Aroma of Righteousness

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H-JUDAIC BOOK REVIEW Deborah A. Green. The Aroma of Righteousness: Scent and Seduction in Rabbinic Life and Literature. University Park: P...
Monday, February 18, 2013

Heller on the making of the early Hebrew book

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NEW BOOK FROM BRILL: Further Studies in the Making of the Early Hebrew Book Marvin J. Heller Further Studies in the Making of the Early H...

New book by Leonard Greenspoon

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PRESS RELEASE: Biblical Archaeology Society Announces the Digital Publication of Leonard Greenspoon’s New Volume NewswireToday - /newswire...
Sunday, February 17, 2013

New CAL features

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THE ARAMAIC BLOG: New Features at the Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon (CAL) . A bunch of new search options are now available at the Comprehe...

Lod Mosaic in Philly

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THE LOD MOSAIC is on its last stop in the United States, before heading to Paris and then back to Israel: Mosaic floor discovered in Israel ...

Tomb of ancient sage vandalized

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VANDALISM: Temple-Era Sage's Tomb Defaced Near Tzfat ( Arutz Sheva ). Unidentified vandals caused damage to the tomb of Second Temple ...

Anime Metatron

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ARCHANGEL METATRON WATCH: 8 Interesting Uses of World Religious Figures . 2. Metatron (Demonbane) In a world of Cthulu mythos, one Jewish ...

Ruth Calderon's Talmud lesson

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THE TALMUD BLOG: A Talmud Lecture in the Knesset . ... when was the last time a Talmud shiur went viral like this?