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Saturday, September 26, 2015

A new fragment of the Epic of Gilgamesh

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CUNEIFORM SURPRISE: The Newly Discovered Tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh (Osama S. M. Amin, Ancient History et cetera). The fragment, whi...

YCAS 2015

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TONY BURKE is currently holding this year's York Christian Apocrypha Symposium at York University. It has an excellent lineup of speake...

Review of Rapp, The Sasanian world through Georgian eyes

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BIBLIOGRAPHIA IRANICA: Review: The Sasanian world through Georgian eyes . Notes a review by Adam McCollum of Rapp, Stephen. 2014. The Sasani...

Another persecuted Egyptian blogger

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FREE SPEECH INTERLUDE: Convicted Egyptian blogger posts Israel fan vid. Sherif Gaber, dodging a one-year jail sentence for atheist activism...

Jewish Studies Visiting Chair at the College of Charleston

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H-JUDAIC: JOB: College of Charleston, YNorman and Gerry Sue Arnold Distinguished Visiting Chair in Jewish Studies . Follow the link for furt...
Friday, September 25, 2015

3000-year-old seal found in Temple Mount rubble

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THE TEMPLE MOUNT SIFTING PROJECT: Special Media Release: Rare 3,000-Year-Old Seal Discovered within Earth Discarded from Temple Mount . Rare...

A Hellenistic-era Christianized mikveh

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THE BIBLE AND INTERPRETATION: A Unique Mikveh in Upper Galilee A mikveh in the Holy Land which shows a cross on its wall By Eldad Keynan...

Hebrew/Jewish Studies job at NYU

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H-JUDAIC: JOB: NYU, Hebrew and Jewish Studies . Follow the link for further particulars. The rank is open and there is no mention of a fixed...

Sukkot

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YONA SABAR: Hebrew word of the week: Sukkot . Timely.

Airstrikes at Palmyra

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PALMYRA WATCH: Syria government airstrikes pound IS-controlled Palmyra (AP). Background here and here and links.
Thursday, September 24, 2015

Electrum coins from Carthage

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PUNIC WATCH: Electrum coins weren't just issued early on: Ancients Today. Cities still use alloy after switch to pure gold and silver ...

Judaic Studies Chair at UT

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THE HUGOYE LIST: Job Ad: Judaic Studies . The job is an Endowed Chair in Judaic Studies and Program Director in the Department of Religious ...

Jewish-Temple denial and "extremist" Talmudic rabbis

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TEMPLE MOUNT WATCH: The current conflicts at and about the Temple Mount have led to some predictable, but still disappointing, rhetoric. F...

Conservation at the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin

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TECHNOLOGY WATCH: Precious pigments and high-tech solutions: unlocking Chester Beatty texts. Library conservators combine science and creat...

Fixed-term post at Colby College

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H-JUDAIC: JOB: Colby College, Jewish Studies (sabbatical replacement) . A one-year position. Deadline for full consideration is 1 November 2...
Wednesday, September 23, 2015

On the origins of Yom Kippur

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A MYSTERY: Origin of Yom Kippur: Not Moses, but a Murder in the Temple? While tradition says that observance of the Day of Atonement was in...

On blogs and consensus

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JAMES MCGRATH: A Blog-Based Consensus? With reference to the question of the authenticity of the Gospel of Jesus Wife . It's true that ...

Jewish studies post at Stanford

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H-JUDAIC: JOB: Stanford University, Jewish Religion and/or Thought . The Department of Religious Studies at Stanford University invites appl...

Sea of Galilee quiz

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THE ASOR BLOG: Can you pass this Sea of Galilee quiz? Don't expect to get a perfect score unless you happen to be an expert on everythi...

Jewish Studies is struggling

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DEMOGRAPHICS: Jewish Studies Struggling on Several Fronts, Study Says (JTA, rpt. The Forward ). Student enrollment in Jewish studies classe...