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Saturday, May 29, 2021

Tigay & Berlin (eds.), The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization (Yale)

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NEW BOOK FROM YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, Volume 1 Ancient Israel, from Its Beginnings t...

Knoppers, Prophets, Priests, and Promises (Brill)

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NEW BOOK FROM BRILL: Prophets, Priests, and Promises Essays on the Deuteronomistic History, Chronicles, and Ezra-Nehemiah Series: Vetu...

Review of Flower & Ludlow (eds.), Rhetoric and religious identity in late antiquity

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BRYN MAYR CLASSICAL REVIEW: Rhetoric and religious identity in late antiquity . Richard Flower, Morwenna Ludlow, Rhetoric and religious iden...

Evans & Johnston (eds.), Scribes and Their Remains (T&T Clark)

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NEW BOOK FROM BLOOMSBURY (T&T CLARK): Scribes and Their Remains Editor(s): Craig A. Evans, Jeremiah J. Johnston Published: 05-20-20...
Friday, May 28, 2021

Hammer, Akiva (JPS)

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RECENT-ISH BOOK FROM THE JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY: Akiva Life, Legend, Legacy Reuven Hammer 272 pages 1 timeline Hardcover Oc...

Remembering Eilat Mazar

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MEMORIAL: Remembering Eilat Mazar, the archaeologist of Jerusalem. APPRECIATION: “I work with the Bible in one hand and the tools of excava...

"Nero got a bad rap" – NYT

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EXHIBITION REVIEW: Rehabilitating Nero, an Emperor With a Bad Rap. He is known as a cruel tyrant who played his lyre while Rome burned. Tha...

The Writing in the Dirt?

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BIBLE HISTORY DAILY: Jesus’ Mysterious Message. (John Drummond). According to the text (John 7:53–8:11), the episode takes place not in th...
Thursday, May 27, 2021

Simulated or simple divine speech?

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PROF. BENJAMIN D. SOMMER: YHWH’s Simulated Speech: The Priestly Interpretation of Prophecy. (TheTorah.com). The use of the unusual verb מִד...

Mazar memorial

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BIBLE HISTORY DAILY: Remembering Eilat Mazar. Queen of Jerusalem Archaeology (Megan Sauter). Background here . Visit PaleoJudaica daily...

Álvarez-Pedrosa (ed.), Sources of Slavic Pre-Christian Religion

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NEW BOOK FROM BRILL: Sources of Slavic Pre-Christian Religion Series: Numen Book Series, Volume: 169 Texts and Sources in the History o...

More Nero Reviews

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THE BRITISH MUSEUM'S EXHIBITION ON NERO is getting a lot of attention. And it only opens today! Some recent reviews: Bad reputation: Br...
Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Eilat Mazar 1956-2021

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SAD NEWS: Dr. Eilat Mazar, Queen of Jerusalem Archaeology, Has Died. Dr. Mazar leaves behind a rich legacy of biblically significant discov...

More on the ancient Judeans' fish diet

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THE STORY ON THE NON-KOSHER FISH DIET OF ANCIENT JUDEANS has been receiving a lot of attention. A number of people had drawn my attention t...

A Talmudic-era amulet

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APOTROPAIC ARTIFACT: Amulet against ‘evil eye’ offers look at Jewish life in Talmudic Israel. The artifact was uncovered some 40 years ago ...

Book event essays (3): Feldman, The Story of Sacrifice

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ANCIENT JEW REVIEW: When Moses Goes to Ikea: the Introduction of Systematic Sacrifice (Andrew McGowan). Another essay on Liane Feldman...
Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Did the ancient Judeans keep kosher?

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CULINARY ARCHAEOLOGY: Ancient Judeans ate non-kosher catfish, sharks. The biblical prohibition against finless and scaleless sea creatures ...

Book event essays (2): Feldman, The Story of Sacrifice

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ANCIENT JEW REVIEW: Legal Discourse as World-Building (Hindy Najman). In conclusion, I want to celebrate this book that teaches us how to l...

Historical background of the Gaza conflict

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: Jerusalem's sacred sites are a combustible mix of religion and politics. Disputes over the fate of Jerusalem’s Pal...

Review of "Nero: The Man Behind the Myth"

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EXHIBITION: Nero At The British Museum: A Rome That Smacked Of Game Of Thrones. Nero, The British Museum ★★★★☆ (Tabish Khan, Londonist). T...