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Saturday, March 19, 2016

Two more books by Sanders

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FORTHCOMING FROM FORTRESS PRESS: Comparing Judaism and Christianity: Common Judaism, Paul, and the Inner and the Outer in Ancient Religion ...

"The Canaanites who loved Pharaoh" at the Israel Museum

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CANAANITE WATCH: The Canaanites who loved Pharaoh, on display at the Israel Museum. Jerusalem’s latest grand-scale exhibit reveals an unlik...

The Canaanite alphabet

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PHOENICIAN WATCH: UW Religion Today: The Alphabet: The Heritage of the Canaanites (By Paul V.M. Flesher). When Christians think about the C...

Coinage of the Phoenicians

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PHOENICIAN WATCH: CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series – Coinage of the Phoenicians . A SEMITIC PEOPLE, the Phoenicians developed remarkable profici...

Judaeo-Provençal

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THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS LIBRARY, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: Translation of the liturgy into Judaeo-Provengal [Provençal] (i. e. Provengal in Hebre...
Friday, March 18, 2016

Was Jesus really nailed to the cross?

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EASTER IS COMING: Was Jesus really nailed to the cross? (Meredith J. Warren, The Conversation ). The Gospel of John (20:25) is the earliest...

"Ben Hur" the new movie

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CINEMA: The official trailer for the new Ben Hur movie is now out: Background on the new production is here and links.

"Ben Hur" score

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ORCHESTRA AND CINEMA: Police drummer Stewart Copeland revives 1925 'Ben-Hur' with a 'big ass orchestra' (John Horn and Robe...

Metatron Monarch Medallion

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ARCHANGEL METATRON WATCH: ‘La Femme’: Sprawling exhibition captures diversity, talent of women artists (JOHN D’ADDARIO, New Orleans Advocat...

Two hidden chambers in Tut's tomb?

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TECHNOLOGY WATCH: Scans of King Tut's Tomb Reveal Evidence of Hidden Chambers. Excited by the new find, Egyptologists say they may have...
Thursday, March 17, 2016

Fischer on textual criticism and computers in 1970

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ETC: Fischer’s Prescience in 1970 on the Use of Computers for Textual Criticism (Peter Gurry).

Still more on the two new inscribed seals from Jerusalem

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EPIGRAPHY AND PHILOLOGY: Iron Age Seals from Jerusalem (RT, Religion and Literature of Ancient Palestine). A philological commentary on the...

Anton, Fifty Shades of Talmud

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OKAY, I GUESS SOMEONE HAD TO DO THIS: Sex in the Talmud uncovered in different ‘Shades’ (Jonathan Kirsch, Jewish Journal ). In “Fifty Shade...

Why circumcision?

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ASKING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: Why Do Jews Circumcise Their Sons? In First Temple times, almost all the region's peoples were circumci...

On the (probably fake) Maadana seal etc.

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EPIGRAPHY AND POLITICS: The Trouble With the Maadana. Could an Israeli national symbol be a fake? (Daniel Estrin, The New Republic ). One ...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016

60th anniversary of "The Ten Commandments"

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CLASSIC CINEMA: DeMille’s ‘The Ten Commandments’ still the Biblical epic master class (Jim Dixon, Examiner.com). Fathom Events, Turner Clas...

Indiana Jones hobbles back

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OH JUST HANG IT UP: Spielberg, Ford to reunite for fifth ‘Indiana Jones.’ Film to be released in July 2019; 73-year-old actor set to repris...

Russian airstrikes near Palmyra

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PALMYRA WATCH: Russian airstrikes near Palmyra as Syrian troops advance. Watchdog group says Islamic State positions near ancient city bomb...

Jerusalem syndrome in Zedekiah's Cave?

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OH DEAR: US 'treasure hunter' arrested in Jerusalem cave. Tourist apparently suffering 'Jerusalem syndrome' found after ill...

Christians and Jews in pre-Islamic Arabia

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EPIGRAPHY: Before Islam: When Saudi Arabia Was a Jewish Kingdom. The discovery of the oldest-known pre-Islamic Arabic writing in Saudi Arab...