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Saturday, March 26, 2016

Lead ink in the Herculaneum scrolls

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TECHNOLOGY WATCH: Lead ink from scrolls may unlock library destroyed by Vesuvius ( New Scientist ). Lead often gets a bad press. But its di...

Review of Leith, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, Volume LXXX

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BRYN MAYR CLASSICAL REVIEW: M. Hirt, D. Leith, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, Volume LXXX. Graeco-Roman memoirs, 101. London: Egypt Exploration...

Williams, Stewart, & Hintze, Zoroastrian Flame

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BIBLIOGRAPHIA IRANICA: Zoroastrian Religion, History and Tradition . New book: Williams, Alan, Sarah Stewart & Almut Hintze (eds.). 2016...

Honigman on video

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ANCIENT JEW REVIEW has three new videos by Dr. Sylvie Honigman, who "discusses her book Tales of High Priests and Taxes." Sylv...

Progress in Palmyra

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PALMYRA WATCH: The battle for Palmyra will reveal how much damage was done to Syria's priceless relics (Nabih Bulos, L.A. Times ). Syri...
Friday, March 25, 2016

Good Friday 2016

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TODAY IS GOOD FRIDAY. Best wishes to all those observing it. The relevant New Testament passages are collected here . This time of year alwa...

Mosiac discovered in ancient Gush Etzion church

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ARCHAEOLOGY: Ancient Byzantine Church Uncovered in Gush Etzion (Michael Bachner, Breaking Israel News ). A colorful mosaic and various arch...

Palmyra being retaken?

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PALMYRA WATCH: Backed by Russia, Syrian troops enter IS-held Palmyra. Assad forces advance on famed UNESCO World Heritage site as US-backed...

James M. Robinson, 1924-2016

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SAD NEWS: JAMES M. ROBINSON reportedly passed away this week. Simon J. Joseph has an announcement on his blog: In Memoriam: James M. Robinso...

Interview with the vampire author

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NEW TESTAMENT APOCRYPHA AND CINEMA WATCH: Alice Cooper Interviews Anne Rice on Religion, Vampires, Tom Cruise & Pot ( Billboard Magazi...
Thursday, March 24, 2016

PaleoJudaica's 13th anniversary

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HAPPY 13TH ANNIVERSARY TO PALEOJUDAICA! Below is a list of my favorite PaleoJudaica posts from the last twelve months. Some are just notices...

Brown, The God of This Age

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LARRY HURTADO: The Apostle Paul on Satan: New Book . I’m pleased to note a newly published book by a former PhD student: Derek R. Brown, Th...

Reif, Jewish Prayer Texts from the Cairo Genizah

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NEW BOOK FROM BRILL: Jewish Prayer Texts from the Cairo Genizah A Selection of Manuscripts at Cambridge University Library, Introduced, Tr...

Is Aramaic the oldest living language?

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ARAMAIC WATCH: Assyrians: Speaking the Oldest Living Language of the Middle East (Eden Naby, http://catedra-unesco.espais.iec.cat, via AINA...

Will Palmyra be retaken this time?

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PALMYRA WATCH: Syria regime forces at entrance to Islamic State-held Palmyra. Jihadists using suicide bombers in effort to halt advance of ...
Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Purim 2016

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HAPPY PURIM to all those celebrating! The festival begins tonight at sundown. Some past Purim posts are collected here and links. And si...

Size of the Jerusalem Kedem Center still being debated

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MORE DOWNSIZING, THAT IS: Leftist group demands downsizing of structure near Jerusalem's Old City. Ir David Foundation says Kedem Cente...

Rising groundwater threatens Alexandrian antiquities

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ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE IN DANGER: Alexandria’s ancient sites face extinction due to stalled renovation (Al-Masry Al-Youm, Egypt Independent )...

15th Orion Symposium

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THE ORION CENTER WEBSITE: The Fifteenth International Orion Symposium, in conjunction with the University of Vienna, Institute for Jewish St...

Jewish Studies research fellowship at Brooklyn College

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H-JUDAIC ( NON-STIPENDIARY POSITION): Fellowship: Fellowship: New Visiting Research Fellowship in Jewish Studies at Brooklyn College by R...