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Saturday, February 15, 2020

From Scribal Error to Rewriting (ed. Aejmelaeus, Longacre, & Mirotadze)

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THE OTTC BLOG: From Scribal Error to Rewriting: How Ancient Texts Could and Could Not Be Changed (Drew Longacre). Cross-file under New Book...
Friday, February 14, 2020

And here's something for that other day

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RELIGION PROF: Happy (Mandaic) Valentine’s Day! (James McGrath). And scroll down for more. I hope you have a good day, whatever you are c...

It's that day again ...

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OLD CHURCH SLAVONIC WATCH: HAPPY (FIRST) SAINTS CYRIL AND METHODIUS DAY 2020! Cyril and Methodius invented the Slavonic alphabet in the nin...

The latest on the eruption of Vesuvius

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THE ERUPTION OF MOUNT VESUVIUS IN 79 CE has been in the news lately. I have collected some recent stories in this post. First, Bible Histo...

Daniel 8-9: vision and exegesis

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AT READING ACTS, Phil Long continues his blog series on the Book of Daniel: Daniel 8 –The Ram and the Goat Daniel 9:20-27 – The Prophecy...

The ten-thousand-grapes meme

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THE ANXIOUS BENCH: Papias, Jesus, and the Miraculous Vines (Philip Jenkins). It is an open question whether the explicitly Jewish version i...
Thursday, February 13, 2020

Garroway and Martens (eds.), Children and Methods

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NEW BOOK FROM BRILL: Children and Methods Listening To and Learning From Children in the Biblical World Series: Brill's Series in J...
Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Vered Noam awarded Israel Prize in Talmudic Studies

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CONGRATULATIONS TO PROFESSOR NOAM: Tel Aviv prof Vered Noam is first woman to receive Israel Prize in Talmudic Studies (JTA). I have note...

Daniel 7 continued

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AT READING ACTS, Phil Long continues his blog series on the Book of Daniel: Who is the “Little Horn” in Daniel 7:8? For my view on "...

The sun god in late-antique Judaism and Christianity

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THE ANXIOUS BENCH: The Sun God in the Synagogue (Philip Jenkins). As so often, it is very difficult to tell the story of early Christianity...

Review of Keeping Watch in Babylon: The Astronomical Diaries in Context (ed. Steele et al.)

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BRYN MAYR CLASSICAL REVIEW: Johannes Haubold, John M. Steele, Kathryn Stevens, Keeping Watch in Babylon: The Astronomical Diaries in Context...
Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Bar Kokhba-era square opens in Jerusalem

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ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE: Roman Square reopens in Jerusalem after almost 2,000 years. "We can connect with those who were once here" ...

Review of Purity, Community, and Ritual in Early Christian Literature (by Blidstein)

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ANCIENT JEW REVIEW: Book Note | Purity, Community, and Ritual in Early Christian Literature (Kelsi Morrison-Atkins). Moshe Blidstein. Purit...

Hebrew Bible and Ancient Israel 8.4 (2019)

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THE JOURNAL HEBREW BIBLE AND ANCIENT ISRAEL has a new thematic issue on Philology and Gender . It is edited by Jacqueline Vayntrub, Laura Q...

The Phoenicia has landed

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VIDEO: Replica of Ancient Ship Docks in Miami (6 South Florida). That ship is, of course, the Good Ship Phoenicia , which docked in Miami, ...
Monday, February 10, 2020

The shrine of the Tomb of Ezekiel is open for visitors

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THE LATEST: Jewish Shrine of Prophet Ezekiel’s Tomb Open to Visitors in Iraq's Shi'ite Heartland. The shrine is modestly concealed ...

Jacobs & Rollinger (eds.) on Xenophon’s Cyropaedia

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BIBLIOGRAPHIA IRANICA: Xenophon’s Cyropaedia . Notice of a New Book: Jacobs, Bruno & Robert Rollinger (eds.). 2019. Ancient Information...

Review of Shayegan (ed.), Cyrus the Great. Life and Lore

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BRYN MARY CLASSICAL REVIEW: M. Rahim Shayegan (ed.), Cyrus the Great. Life and Lore. Ilex Series. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2...
Sunday, February 09, 2020

Tu B'Shevat 2020

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TU B'SHEVAT , the New Year for Trees, begins tonight at sundown. Enjoy! Last year's Tu B'Shevat post is here , with links to e...

Review of Lapatin (ed.), Buried by Vesuvius: The Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum

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BRYN MAYR CLASSICAL REVIEW: Kenneth Lapatin (ed.), Buried by Vesuvius: The Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Mu...