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Saturday, April 25, 2020

Krauß et al. (eds.), Material Aspects of Reading in Ancient and Medieval Cultures (Open Access)

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NEW BOOK FROM DE GRUYTER: Material Aspects of Reading in Ancient and Medieval Cultures Materiality, Presence and Performance Series: Mat...

"Bloods of purity?"

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PROF. TAMAR KAMIONKOWSKI: Postpartum “Bloods of Purity” (TheTorah.com). Mesopotamian gynecological texts and what we know about women’s pos...
Friday, April 24, 2020

Millar, Genre and Openness in Proverbs 10:1-22:16

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NEW BOOK FROM SBL PRESS: Genre and Openness in Proverbs 10:1-22:16 Suzanna R. Millar ISBN 9781628372724 Status Available Price: $39...

Did the Nazis conceal an ancient synagogue in Spain?

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CANDIDA MOSS: Did the Nazis Cover Up a Jewish Discovery in Spain's ‘Oldest Christian Basilica’? The dig at Elche was overseen by Nazi a...

The eagle and the woes

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READING ACTS: What are the Three Woes in Revelation 8:13? Phil Long continues his blog series on the seven angels in the Book of Revelation...

Masada

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(VIRTUAL) TRAVEL: Masada – The Fortress Palace (Heritage Daily). Visit PaleoJudaica daily for the latest news on ancient Judaism and the b...
Thursday, April 23, 2020

Antiquities looting flourishes

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UNAPPREHENDED: Antiquities thieves operate with impunity during coronavirus crisis. Grave robbers, treasure hunters take advantage of reduc...

Jesus, Galilee, and the imperial cult

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THE HOLY LAND PHOTOS' BLOG: Emperor Worship In “Israel” in Jesus’ Day (Carl Rasmussen). For my report, with links, on a 2016 symposiu...

The MT and the DSS

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BIBLE HISTORY DAILY: The Masoretic Text and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Should the original Hebrew Bible text be modified based on information ob...

Tamer (ed.), Concept of Revelation in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

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NEW BOOK FROM DE GRUYTER: Concept of Revelation in Judaism, Christianity and Islam Series: Key Concepts in Interreligious Discourses, Volu...
Wednesday, April 22, 2020

The DSS are on lockdown too.

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The Dead Sea Scrolls are in self-isolation — but they mean more than ever (Naomi Zeveloff, The Forward). The Dead Sea Scrolls, which includ...

No 2020 pilgrimage to Ghriba Synagogue, Tunisia

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ANOTHER CANCELLATION: Virus nixes Jewish pilgrimage to Tunisia's Ghriba (AFP). For a report on the annual pilgrimage to Djerba island...

More fighting reported near Palmyra

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PALMYRA WATCH: Syria claims that Israeli jets carried out strike near Palmyra (Jewish News Syndicate). My heart goes out to the people of P...

50 Brown Judaic Studies volumes online

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THE AWOL BLOG: Newly Open Access Monograph Series: Brown Judaic Studies . Many of the volumes involve ancient Judaism. Visit PaleoJudaica d...
Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Wevers Institute for LXX Studies: online course and YouTube channel

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THE JOHN WILLIAMS WEVERS INSTITUTE FOR SEPTUAGINT STUDIES at Trinity Western University now has a YouTube channel. Reader Jean Maurais e-ma...

Sifting Project virtual exhibition

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THE TEMPLE MOUNT SIFTING PROJECT BLOG: CHECK OUT OUR NEW VIRTUAL EXHIBITION . Featuring lots of interesting artifacts from all periods. Go a...

Review of Becker, The Birth of Christian History

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ANCIENT JEW REVIEW: Book Note | The Birth of Christian History (Jeremiah Coogan). Eve-Marie Becker, The Birth of Christian History: Memory ...

On kosher laws

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BIBLE HISTORY DAILY: Making Sense of Kosher Laws . Visit PaleoJudaica daily for the latest news on ancient Judaism and the biblical world.
Monday, April 20, 2020

Yom HaShoah 2020

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ANOTHER APRIL COMMEMORATION UPENDED : Pandemic forces first-ever digital Holocaust Remembrance Day (Michael Blum and Guillaume Lavallee, AF...

Review of Jacobson, Agrippa II: the last of the Herods

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BRYN MAYR CLASSICAL REVIEW: Agrippa II: the last of the Herods . David M. Jacobson, Agrippa II: the last of the Herods. Routledge ancient bi...