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Saturday, October 09, 2021

Review of Hannestad, Nicator Seleucus I and his empire

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BRYN MAYR CLASSICAL REVIEW: Nicator Seleucus I and his empire . Lise Hannestad, Nicator Seleucus I and his empire. Aarhus: Aarhus Universit...

On the origin of the Armenian alphabet

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ARMENIAN WATCH: All Things Assyrian: The Origin of the Armenian Alphabet (Rev. Dr. Vahan Tootikian, Armenian Weekly, rpt. AINA). Earlier Pa...
Friday, October 08, 2021

Interview with Raija Sollamo

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WILLIAM ROSS: SEPTUAGINT SCHOLAR INTERVIEW: RAIJA SOLLAMO . For notice of Dr. Ross's previous interviews with Septuagint scholars, see h...

The Sifting Project is seeking donations

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THE TEMPLE MOUNT SIFITING PROJECT: HELP SUPPORT THE PARTICIPATION OF SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE SIFTING . Visit PaleoJudaica daily for the lates...

Did an evil angel father Cain?

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PROF. RACHEL ADELMAN: Cain, Son of the Fallen Angel Samael (TheTorah.com). What made Cain capable of murdering his brother? Why was the flo...
Thursday, October 07, 2021

Steven Fraade reflects on his own work.

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ANCIENt JEW REVIEW: Retrospective on the Intersection of Translation and Commentary in Ancient Judaism and Its Greco-Roman Context | Steven ...

Fossil giants?!

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BIBLE HISTORY DAILY: On the Shoulders of Giants. How the ancients understood prehistoric fossils (Jennifer Drummond). In this rich world o...
Wednesday, October 06, 2021

First-Temple-era toilet excavated in Jerusalem

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ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE: Archaeologists find 2,700-year-old toilet in luxurious palace in Jerusalem. The extraordinary find sheds light on lif...

Biblical Studies Carnival 187

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THE AMATEUR EXEGETE: BIBLICAL STUDIES CARNIVAL #187 (SEPTEMBER 2021) (Ben). Visit PaleoJudaica daily for the latest news on ancient Judaism...
Tuesday, October 05, 2021

Bodor, The Theological Profile of the Peshitta of Isaiah (Brill)

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NEW BOOK FROM BRILL: The Theological Profile of the Peshitta of Isaiah Series: Supplements to the Textual History of the Bible, Volume: 5 ...

Israel or YHWH?

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DR. RABBI DAVID FRANKEL: When YHWH Went Forth: A New Reading of Psalm 114 (TheTorah.com). What did the sea see to make it flee? Who caused ...
Monday, October 04, 2021

Who were the Levites?

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PROF. ALEXANDER ROFÉ: Levites: A Transjordanian Tribe of Priests (TheTorah.com). Pre-exilic biblical texts describe Levites as landless pri...

Where was the "Red Sea?"

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THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST TODAY: The Location of the Biblical ‘Red Sea’ (Barry J. Beitzel). At the end of the day, one must recognize that beyo...
Sunday, October 03, 2021

Review of Mastrocinque et al. (eds.), Ancient magic: then and now

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BRYN MAYR CLASSICAL REVIEW: Ancient magic: then and now . Attilio Mastrocinque, Joseph Sanzo, Marianna Scapini, Ancient magic: then and now....

Ancient Near East Monographs

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THE AWOL BLOG: Open Access Monograph Series: ANCIENT NEAR EAST MONOGRAPHS / MONOGRAFIAS SOBRE EL ANTIGUO CERCANO ORIENTE . There are many vo...
Saturday, October 02, 2021

Review of Walsh, The origins of early Christian literature

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BRYN MAYR CLASSICAL REVIEW: The origins of early Christian literature: contextualizing the New Testament within Greco-Roman literary culture...

Brenner-Idan &. Yee (eds.), Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, Ezra-Nehemiah, Vol. 2 (T&T Clark)

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NEW BOOK FROM BLOOMSBURY/T&T CLARK: Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, Ezra-Nehemiah Volume 2 Athalya Brenner-Idan (Anthology Editor), G...
Friday, October 01, 2021

Jerusalem's historical water supply

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CISTERNS AND AQUEDUCTS: Water sustainability throughout Jerusalem's history. The now-dry Sultan's Pool, named for Sultan Suleiman I...

Remembering Eilat Mazar

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FROM ONE OF HER MAIN FUNDERS: ‘Let the stones speak for themselves.’ Eilat Mazar offered me a chance to help link the Bible to modern times...

How bad is death in the Hebrew Bible? Bad.

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PROF. MEGHAN HENNING: No Heaven or Hell, Only Sheʾol (TheTorah.com). Sheʾol and its synonyms, בּוֹר “pit,” שַׁחַת “chasm,” and אֲבַדּוֹן “...