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Saturday, December 23, 2023

Who stole the baby in that Solomonic case?

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DR. HILARY LIPKA: King Solomon Solves the Case of the Two Prostitutes. (TheTorah.com) So why aren’t we told which mother actually stole the...

SBL CFP: John the Baptist

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RELIGION PROF: John The Baptist Call For Papers (James McGrath). It isn't too early to start thinking about SBL 2024! Visit PaleoJudaic...
Friday, December 22, 2023

Haaretz's top 2023 archaeology stories

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ANNUAL ARCHAEOLOGY LIST WATCH: The Real King David's Jerusalem and Other Biblical Archaeology Discoveries in Israel 2023 (Ruth Schuster...

The three Jewish revolts against Rome

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HISTORY: The Roman-Jewish Wars: Jewish Resistance vs Roman Might. Temples were torched, cities sacked, and their people devastated. The Rom...

CFP: Annual UCL-KCL Biblical Studies Workshop

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H-JUDAIC: Annual UCL-KCL Biblical Studies Workshop . We are pleased to announce the next UCL-KCL Workshop on Biblical Studies, which will be...
Thursday, December 21, 2023

On Matthew's Nativity story

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'TIS THE SEASON: The Story behind the Nativity Scene (Prof.Meira Z. Kensky, TheTorah.com). Nativity scenes are peaceful and idyllic. Ho...

The Star of Bethlehem and ancient astronomy

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BIBLE HISTORY DAILY: What Was the Star of Bethlehem? How ancient astronomers observed the heavens (Nathan Steinmeyer). Thus, we arrive at ...

On (not) apprehending the light

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THE ANXIOUS BENCH: When The Darkness Did Not Grasp The Light (Philip Jenkins). How, then, do we decide which meaning is intended in John’s ...
Wednesday, December 20, 2023

2023: A big year for Egyptian archaeology

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YEAR-END RETROSPECTIVE: 2023 Yearender: A year of heritage (Nevine El-Aref, ahramonline). Enhancing the tourist experience, digitising the ...

Schiffman on 10th century BCE Judean archaeology

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PROF. LAWRENCE H. SCHIFFMAN: UNCOVERING THE KINGDOM OF DOVID. NEW ARCHAEOLOGY HAS REVEALED THE WIDE REACH AND LARGE BUILDINGS OF THE MONARC...

The BAS 2024 Dig Guide

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BIBLE HISTORY DAILY: Dig Into the Holy Land This Summer! BAS launches its 2024 Digs Guide (Nathan Steinmeyer). Whether you’re interested i...
Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Beth Horon

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TOURISM: Unique Sites of Israel: Biblical Beth Horon. (Nosson Shulman, The Jewish Press). As the article notes, Judah the Maccabee's...

McGrath on the Mandaean Convention In San Antonio

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RELIGION PROF: Mandaean Convention In San Antonio (AAR/SBL Recap) (James McGrath). With news about this convention, which evidently took p...

UNESCO grants enhanced protection to Gaza's Saint Hilarion Monastery

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ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR: Ancient Saint Hilarion Monastry in the Gaza Strip gains enhanced protection from Unesco. The archaelogical site, which da...
Monday, December 18, 2023

More on that bulla of Jeroboam II. Fake or real?

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NORTHWEST SEMITIC EPIGRAPHY? 'Fake' Seal Impression of Biblical King Jeroboam Is Authentic, New Study Says. A nuclear scientist buy...

Nabatean varia

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NABATEAN (NABATAEAN) WATCH: A couple of recent articles deal with Nabatean matters. Rise of Nabataeans: A connection to trade, geographic r...

Démare-Lafont & Fleming (eds), Judicial Decisions in the Ancient Near East (SBL)

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NEW BOOK FROM SBL PRESS: Judicial Decisions in the Ancient Near East Sophie Démare-Lafont, Daniel E. Fleming, editors ISBN 9781628374...
Sunday, December 17, 2023

Gertz, Studien zum Buch Genesis (Mohr Siebeck)

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NEW BOOK FROM MOHR SIEBECK: Jan Christian Gertz. Studien zum Buch Genesis. [Studies on the Book of Genesis.] 2023. XII, 397 pages. Forschun...

Oxford Summer School in Greek Palaeography

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THE ETC BLOG: Oxford Summer School in Greek Palaeography (Peter M. Head). The ninth Lincoln College International Summer School in Greek Pa...
Saturday, December 16, 2023

Mallephana Rabba (Cook Festscrift, Gorgias)

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NEW BOOK FROM GORGIAS PRESS: MALLEPHANA RABBA Aramaic Studies in Honor of Edward M. Cook Edited by Stephen M. Coleman, Andrew D. Gross ...