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Saturday, March 12, 2016

Review of "The Young Messiah"

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JAMES MCGRATH: The Young Messiah . On the whole, I found the movie enjoyable throughout and profoundly moving in key moments. And so for any...

Brill Esotericism Reference Library

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NEW SERIES FROM BRILL: Brill Esotericism Reference Library Editor in Chief: Wouter J. Hanegraaff, University of Amsterdam Since the publi...

Walsh on religious violence

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DAVID WALSH: ‘Religious’ Violence in Antiquity? . A response to David Frankfurter's recent post in the religious violence series at Anc...

Coptic congress at Claremont

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COPTIC WATCH: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR COPTIC STUDIES (IACS) 11th International Congress of Coptic Studies Claremont Graduate Universit...

Attention, Ashkelon excavation veterans!

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POSTED, AS REQUESTED: Dear James, Over the last few months, we have heard from many of you about your experiences at Ashkelon. Thank you f...
Friday, March 11, 2016

Video: Boyarin on Metatron

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ARCHANGEL METATRON WATCH: Daniel Boyarin: Enoch or Jesus? The Quest of the Historical Metatron (Biblical Studies online). Professor Daniel ...

Judith mosaics

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OLD TESTAMENT APOCRYPHA WATCH: A tough woman from the 2nd Century BCE (Douglas Todd, The Vancouver Sun ). Metro Vancouver residents still h...

Punic War anniversary

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PUNIC WATCH: Today in History: Momentous Roman victory over Carthage (241 BC) (JOHN ROBSON, TheRebel ). With video and some counterfactual ...

Serah

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NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH SARAH: It’s biblical! This week: Serah (rabbi Daniel Epstein, Jewish News ). THIS WEEK: Serah I’m PRIVILEGED to be ...

Nasrallah on Bia

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ANCIENT JEW REVIEW: What Violence Does: Representing Bia in Antiquity (Laura Nasrallah). Earlier essays in the series are noted here and...
Thursday, March 10, 2016

Schmid, Schriftgelehrte Traditionsliteratur

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NOW IN PAPERBACK FROM MOHR SIEBECK: KONRAD SCHMID Schriftgelehrte Traditionsliteratur Fallstudien zur innerbiblischen Schriftauslegung im ...

Kasher/kosher

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YONA SABAR: Hebrew word of the week: Kasher/kosher . With a nod not only to kosher food, but to both the Israeli gym and the upcoming holida...

Channeling Metatron

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ARCHANGEL METATRON WATCH: Dede Hart Energy - Energy Clearing Just in Time for Spring (Deerfield Review, Chicago Tribune ). As always with P...

More on ancient music

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ANCIENT AUDIO: What does the oldest human music in the world sound like? Songs and melodies transcend time in a way no other language can. ...

Heilig, Hidden Criticism?

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NEW BOOK FROM MOHR SIEBECK: CHRISTOPH HEILIG Hidden Criticism? The Methodology and Plausibility of the Search for a Counter-Imperial Subte...
Wednesday, March 09, 2016

Report on the 2015 Bethsaida excavation

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THE BIBLE AND INTERPRETATION: The Consortium for the Bethsaida Excavation Project: Report on the 2015 Excavation Season By Rami Arav, Carl...

Women archaeologists at the City of David dig

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IN HONOR OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY (YESTERDAY): In David’s Ancient City, Women Are Uncovering Amazing Things (Ariella Mendlowitz, Br...

MK Berko and Palestine: a clarification

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PHOENICIAN OR PHILISTINE? Regular readers will recall the recent episode in which a speech by the Israeli MK Anat Berko was represented by ...

Ancient Jewish music?

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I DOUBT IT: Is this the sound of worship during Jesus’ time? (Dan Williams, Reuters). The sacred chants of the ancient Jewish temples in Je...

The golem and the arts

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GOLEM WATCH: Adelaide Festival review 2016: Golem (Tim Lloyd, The Advertiser ). First, the performing arts: Golem Dunstan Playhouse, unti...