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Saturday, April 09, 2022

Who was Pharaoh's daughter?

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DR. MALKA Z. SIMKOVICH: Pharaoh’s Daughter: A Woman Worthy of Raising Moses (TheTorah.com). In Exodus, the daughter of Pharaoh is presented...

Nikolsky & Atzmon (eds.), Studies in the Tanhuma-Yelammedenu Literature (Brill)

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NEW BOOK FROM BRILL: Studies in the Tanhuma-Yelammedenu Literature Series: The Brill Reference Library of Judaism, Volume: 70 Editors: ...
Friday, April 08, 2022

The Mount Ebal amulet and late defixiones

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A QUESTION OF SCRIPT: Joseph I. Lauer has posted a long list of links about the Mount Ebal amulet on his e-mail list. (And if you aren't...

Ritymeyer on Capernaum and its house church

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LEEN RITMEYER has new blog posts on the archaeology of ancient Capernaum: Capernaum The town where Jesus chose to live Capernaum’s Hous...
Thursday, April 07, 2022

The new Cairo Geniza: Holding Egyptian authorities accountable

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WELL GOOD! Senator presses for answers after Egypt seizes buried trove of Jewish documents. Gary Peters wants the Biden administration to p...

Ilan, Queen Berenice (Brill)

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NEW BOOK FROM BRILL: Queen Berenice A Jewish Female Icon of the First Century CE Series: Studies in Theology and Religion, Volume: 29 ...

How many Arks of the Covenant were there?

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PROF. YIGAL LEVIN: The Precursors of the Ark (TheTorah.com). At the battle against the Philistines at Michmas, Saul asks Ahiah the priest t...
Wednesday, April 06, 2022

The stylus that wrote the Mount Ebal amulet?

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ANNOUNCEMENT: New details emerge about Katy archaeologist's ‘curse tablet’ that could shake up Biblical timeline (Claire Goodman, Houst...

Restoration of the Ashkelon basilica

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RE-EXCAVATED AND REBUILT: Ashkelon restoration project puts Roman basilica columns back in place. The massive marble columns weigh over sev...

Review of Alesse & de Luca (eds.), Philo of Alexandria and Greek myth

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BRYN MAYR CLASSICAL REVIEW: Philo of Alexandria and Greek myth: narratives, allegories, and arguments . Francesca Alesse, Ludovica de Luca, ...
Tuesday, April 05, 2022

More questions about the Mount Ebal amulet

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PROVENANCE: From West Bank Debris to Evangelical Hands: The Shady Journey of a Bible-era Curse. Researchers recently claimed a groundbreaki...

Glenny, Amos (Baylor LXX handbook)

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NEW BOOK FROM BAYLOR UNIVERSITY PRESS: Amos A Handbook on the Greek Text Baylor Handbook on the Septuagint by W. Edward Glenn...
Monday, April 04, 2022

Witherington on Isaiah in the New Testament

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ANCIENT EXEGESIS: How New Testament writers viewed Old Testament prophecy. Spring Bible & Archaeology Fest 2022 (JEFFREY STEVENS, Jeru...

McKenzie, History as Harlotry in the Book of Ezekiel (Mohr Siebeck)

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NEW BOOK FROM MOHR SIEBECK: Tracy J. McKenzie. History as Harlotry in the Book of Ezekiel. Textual Expansion in Ezekiel 16. 2022. XIII, 26...

How old are the Books of (1) Enoch?

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SETH SANDERS: How Old Are the Books of Enoch? Professor Sanders is asking the right questions and pointing out that we really don't kn...
Sunday, April 03, 2022

Centennial exhibition of Dura-Europos photos

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THE AWOL BLOG: Exhibition: Photographs of Dura-Europos: 1922 – 2022 and Onward . For many PaleoJudaica posts on the site of Dura-Europos,...

Podwal, A Jewish Bestiary (rev. ed., Penn State)

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NEW (REVISED) BOOK FROM PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS: A Jewish Bestiary Fabulous Creatures from Hebraic Legend and Lore Mark Podwal ...
Saturday, April 02, 2022

More on Nabonidus the royal archaeologist

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ANCIENT SCHOLARS AND SCOUNDRELS: Royal Antiquarians (Archaeology Magazine). I have already noted the archaeological interests of the Ne...

Hawass on the world of Cleopatra

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AHRAM ONLINE is publishing a four-part series on the world of Cleopatra by Zahi Hawass, whom we haven't heard from in a while. The first...
Friday, April 01, 2022

Fishbane, Biblical Text and Exegetical Culture (Mohr Siebeck)

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NEW BOOK FROM MOHR SIEBECK: Michael Fishbane. Biblical Text and Exegetical Culture. Collected Essays. 2022. XI, 620 pages. Forschungen zum...