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Saturday, June 06, 2020

Review of Crawford, Scribes and Scrolls at Qumran

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READING ACTS: Book Review: Sidnie White Crawford, Scribes and Scrolls at Qumran (Phil Long). Crawford, Sidnie White. Scribes and Scrolls at...

Interview with Casey Elledge

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GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE: S.1 E.3 From Preacher’s Nephew to Religion Prof. Learning for Life @ Gustavus host Greg Kaster interviews religi...

Psalm 117

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DUELING NARRATIVES: “Praise YHWH All You Nations”: Psalm 117 (Prof. Mark Zvi Brettler, TheTorah.com). Short does not mean simple: Psalm 117...

Myriads of free books from De Gruyter - with a catch

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FOR YOUR INSTITUTION, SPECIAL DEAL: Temp. free access to 75000 ebooks from De Gruyter (the AWOL Blog). See more details at the German De Gr...
Friday, June 05, 2020

The Tomb of Nahum still needs repairs

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RENOVATIONS? New report urges 'urgent' action to preserve remaining Jewish sites in Syria and Iraq. The Jewish Cultural Heritage In...

Ancient Moab

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THE BIBLE AND INTERPRETATION: Ancient Moab: from the Ninth to First Centuries BCE A number of groups constituted ancient Moab. They were m...

Hornkohl & Khan (eds.), Studies in Semitic Vocalisation and Reading Traditions

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THE AWOL BLOG: Studies in Semitic Vocalisation and Reading Traditions . This new book, edited by Aaron Hornkohl and Geoffrey Khan and publis...

The beast from the sea

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READING ACTS: Background for the Beast of the Sea – Revelation 13:1-2 . Phil Long continues his blog series on the Book of Revelation, conce...
Thursday, June 04, 2020

More Aramaic in Saudi Arabia

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EXHIBITION: Saudi Arabia’s masterpieces of antiquities down the ages. Gulf News offers a glimpse into the Arabian Peninsula’s fascinating p...

The date of Wilson's Arch

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TEMPLE MOUNT WATCH: Pinpointing the origins of Jerusalem's Temple Mount . The headline of this press release is over-ambitious. The rese...

Syfox, Rewriting and (Re)negotiating Gender

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ANCIENT JEW REVIEW: Rewriting and (Re)negotiating Gender: A Study of the Depictions of the Matriachs in the Book of Jubilees (Chontel Syfox...

White, The Prophets Agree

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NEW BOOK FROM BRILL: The Prophets Agree The Function of the Book of the Twelve Prophets in Acts Series: Biblical Interpretation Series, ...
Wednesday, June 03, 2020

Fingerprinting DSS DNA

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TECHNOLOGY WATCH: Ancient DNA extracted from Dead Sea Scrolls parchments allows rare glimpse into world of Second Temple Judaism. The resea...

Seven years of TheTorah.com

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MILESTONE: Seven Years of Critical Torah Study – Scholars and Rabbis Reflect . Congratulations to TheTorah.com, which is seven years old. Th...

Toronto's Ge'ez program fundraising nears goal

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ETHIOPIC WATCH: Ethiopic Studies Endowment at University of Toronto Nears Goal of Raising $500k (Tadias Magazine). If they reach the target...

The winged woman and the spewing serpent

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READING ACTS: The Dragon Makes War – Revelation 12:13-17 . Phil Long continues his blog series on the Book of Revelation, now concentrating ...
Tuesday, June 02, 2020

Review of Sivan, Jewish Childhood in the Roman World

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ANCIENT JEW REVIEW: Book Note | Jewish Childhood in the Roman World (Danny Golde). Hagith Sivan. Jewish Childhood in the Roman World. Camb...

Tourism plans for the Petra of Saudi Arabia

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NABATEAN (NABATAEAN) WATCH: Saudi Arabia's Unesco-listed Al Ula announces reopening plans. Visitors will also have the chance to experi...

Is the MOTB winning over Jewish scholars?

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PROGRESS? Museum of the Bible is winning over some of its biggest critics: Jewish scholars (Menachem Wecker, Washington Post, rpt. Houston ...

Biblical Studies Carnival 171

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THE LIBRARY MUSINGS: Biblical Studies Carnival 171 (May 2020) (Bobby Howell). And Phil Long has some supplementary comments here . Visit P...