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Saturday, May 09, 2020

Čapek & Lipschits (eds.), The Last Century in the History of Judah

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NEW BOOK FROM SBL PRESS: The Last Century in the History of Judah: The Seventh Century BCE in Archaeological, Historical, and Biblical Persp...

Tyrell, Strategies of Persuasion in Herodotus’ Histories and Genesis–Kings

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NEW BOOK FROM BRILL: Strategies of Persuasion in Herodotus’ Histories and Genesis–Kings Evoking Reality in Ancient Narratives of a Past ...
Friday, May 08, 2020

Review of Nongbri, God's Library

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BRYN MAYR CLASSICAL REVIEW: God’s library: the archaeology of the earliest Christian manuscripts . Brent Nongbri, God's library: the arc...

Moscicke, The New Day of Atonement

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NEW BOOK FROM MOHR SIEBECK: Hans M. Moscicke. The New Day of Atonement. A Matthean Typology. Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Te...

The sealed thunders

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READING ACTS: What are the Seven Thunders in Revelation 10? Phil Long continues his blog series on the seven angels and their trumpets in t...

Carthage

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PUNIC WATCH: Carthage – Capital of the Carthaginian Empire (Heritage Daily). A nice capsule history. Every so often I like to mention aga...
Thursday, May 07, 2020

Virtual DSS conference at NYU

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THE AWOL BLOG: [VIRTUAL] The Dead Sea Scrolls in Recent Scholarship: A Public Conference, Day 1 [May 17 - 20, 2020] . Despite the headline, ...

Crude forgeries intercepted

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A FLOOD OF FAKES: A Trove of Artifacts Inscribed With Gibberish Was Intercepted at Heathrow. They May Reveal an Alarming New Front in the Wa...

More on Jesus and Nazareth – plus Enoch

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RELIGION PROF: Nazareth, Sepphoris, Jesus, and Enoch . James McGrath discusses recent work on ancient Nazareth, with links, some from me . ...

The angel of the little scroll

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READING ACTS: Who is the Angel in Revelation 10:1-4? Phil Long continues his series on the seven angels and their trumpets in the Book of R...
Wednesday, May 06, 2020

Western Wall reopens

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TEMPLE MOUNT WATCH: Western Wall reopens: Worshipers' temperatures checked, details recorded. The plaza will be split into a number of ...

Review of Kampen, Matthew within Sectarian Judaism - with free bonus link!!

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ANCIENT JEW REVIEW: Book Note | Matthew Within Sectarian Judaism (Giancarlo Angulo). John Kampen, Matthew within Sectarian Judaism (New Ha...

Review of Sweeney, Jewish Mysticism

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READING ACTS: Book Review: Marvin Sweeney, Jewish Mysticism: From Ancient Times through Today (Phil Long). Sweeney, Marvin A. Jewish Mystic...

Dura-Europos website

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THE AWOL BLOG: Dura-Europos, 'Pompeii of the Syrian Desert.' A website run by Professor Simon James, one of the recent excavators o...
Tuesday, May 05, 2020

More on the arrests in Samaria

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ARCHAEOLOGIST APPREHENSION UPDATE: IDF investigating PA confiscation of Israeli archaeologist gun in Area C. COGAT said that the archaeolog...

Magness to deliver Schweich Lectures

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THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA: Jodi Magness To Deliver Schweich Lectures . AIA Past President Jodi Magness has been invited by the...

Berthelot (ed.), Reconsidering Roman power

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THE AWOL BLOG: Reconsidering Roman power: Roman, Greek, Jewish and Christian perceptions and reactions . This volume, edited by Katell Berth...

No repentance

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READING ACTS: Why Do People Refuse to Repent? Revelation 9:20-21 . Phil Long continues his blog series on the seven angels of the Book of Re...
Monday, May 04, 2020

Review of James, The Roman military base at Dura-Europos, Syria

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BRYN MAYR CLASSICAL REVIEW: The Roman military base at Dura-Europos, Syria: an archaeological visualisation . Simon James, The Roman militar...

Branch-Trevathan, The Sermon on the Mount and Spiritual Exercises

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NEW BOOK FROM BRILL: The Sermon on the Mount and Spiritual Exercises The Making of the Matthean Self Series: Novum Testamentum, Suppleme...