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Saturday, October 03, 2020

BMCR review of Fournet, The rise of Coptic

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BRYN MAYR CLASSICAL REVIEW: The rise of Coptic: Egyptian versus Greek in late antiquity . Jean-Luc Fournet, The rise of Coptic: Egyptian ver...

Ehsani Chombeli, Moses and Garšāsp, Ardašīr and Herod

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BIBLIOGRAPHIA IRANICA: Moses and Garšāsp . Notice of a New Book: Ehsani Chombeli, Azadeh. 2020. Moses and Garšāsp, Ardašīr and Herod: Narrat...

Proceedings volume: The Ancient Throne

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THE AWOL BLOG: The Ancient Throne. The Mediterranean, Near East, and Beyond, from the 3rd Millennium BCE to the 14th Century CE: Proceedings...

Alouf-Aboody, Through the Prism of Wisdom

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NEW BOOK FROM GORGIAS PRESS: Hilla Alouf-Aboody Through the Prism of Wisdom Elijah the Prophet as a Bearer of Wisdom in Rabbinic Literat...
Friday, October 02, 2020

Sukkot 2020

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THE FESTIVAL OF SUKKOT (BOOTHS, TABERNACLES) begins tonight at sundown. Best wishes to all those observing it. Last year's Sukkot pos...

Estes on the Tree of Life

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THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST TODAY: The Tree of Life (Douglas Estes). Although the tree of life concept comfortably inhabits the world around us—f...

Qoheleth as meditative chanting?

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PROF. RABBI TZVEE ZAHAVY: Kohelet: An Israelite Form of Meditation (TheTorah.com). Ecclesiastes is a cynical reflection on life’s futility....

Biblical Studies Carnival 175

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BRENT NIEDERGALL: Biblical Studies Carnival 175 for September 2020 . Written in Dr. Seuss poetry. That's a first. Visit PaleoJudaica da...
Thursday, October 01, 2020

The rabbi's tomb, the court case, and the children's book

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ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE AND CHILDREN'S LITERATURE: A missing rabbi, an empty tomb and a caper with the Angel of Death, now for kids. The m...

AI Nero Redivivus?

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DIGITAL RECONSTRUCTION: AI 'resurrects' 54 Roman emperors, in stunningly lifelike images (Mindy Weisberger, Live Science/MSN). Anci...

Bond on Mark's Gospel as a biography of Jesus

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THE BIBLE AND INTERPRETATION: Mark’s Gospel as the First Biography of Jesus – and 10 reasons why it matters Although our author may have d...

Marek, A Star from Jacob, a Sceptre from Israel

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NEW BOOK FROM SHEFFIELD PHOENIX PRESS: A Star from Jacob, a Sceptre from Israel Balaam's Oracle as Rewritten Scripture in the Dead Sea ...
Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Ancient mikveh removal service

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ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE RELOCATED: 2,000-Year-Old Mikvah in Jezreel Valley Hoisted to Safe Location (David Israel, The Jewish Press). Accordin...

How wide was an ancient jar opening?

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MATERIAL CULTURE: Hebrew U: Modern Scans of Archaeological Finds May Show Traces of Original Dimensions of Biblical ‘Tefach’ (David Israel,...

Sponsor a sifted coin

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THE TEMPLE MOUNT SIFTING PROJECT BLOG: ADOPT A COIN! In response, we have inaugurated a special “Adopt a Coin” campaign on our website. The ...

Allen, Coptic: A Grammar of Its Six Major Dialects

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NEW BOOK FROM EISENBRAUNS: Coptic A Grammar of Its Six Major Dialects James P. Allen Was: $59.95 Now: $35.97 | Hardcover Edition ISBN...
Tuesday, September 29, 2020

New article on the Rylands fragment of John (P52)

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VARIANT READINGS: A New Article on P52 in New Testament Studies . P52 is that famous fragment of the Gospel of John that traditionally (and ...

On Michael the Archangel

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IS THAT IN THE BIBLE? Michael the Great Prince and Saviour of Israel (Paul Davidson). In the New Testament, Christ is mankind’s divine medi...

The Aqedah as hieros logos

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PROF. RAMI ARAV: The Binding of Isaac, a Sacred Legend for the Jerusalem Temple. (TheTorah.com). The Akedah (binding of Isaac) takes place...

Conference on ancient Israel

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PROF. LAWRENCE H. SCHIFFMAN: “THE LAND THAT I WILL SHOW YOU”: RECENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL STUDIES OF ANCIENT ISRAEL . An online pub...