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Saturday, May 04, 2024

Thambyrajah, Loanwords in Biblical Literature (T&T Clark)

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NEW BOOK FROM BLOOMSBURY/T&T CLARK: Loanwords in Biblical Literature Rhetorical Studies in Esther, Daniel, Ezra and Exodus Jon...
Thursday, May 02, 2024

Trotter on "Hellenistic Jews and Consolatory Rhetoric"

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ANCIENT JEW REVIEW: Publication Preview: Hellenistic Jews and Consolatory Rhetoric (Christine R. Trotter). Christine R. Trotter. Hellenisti...

International Conference on Yehezkel Kaufmann

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H-JUDAIC: EVENT: International Conference on Yehezkel Kaufmann (May 7-8) (George Y. Kohler) Conference Date :May 7, 2024 - May 8, 202...

Biblical Studies Carnival 217

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THE AMATEUR EXEGETE: Biblical Studies Carnival # 217 – April 2024 (Ben). Visit PaleoJudaica daily for the latest news on ancient Judaism an...

Codex Sinaiticus Rescriptus up for auction

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ALSO FOR SALE: Early Christian scripture and ancient codices draw collectors' eyes to Paris (Catherine Pepinster, Christian Century). ...

Who crucified Jesus?

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PROF. TAMÁS VISI: Did the Jews Crucify Jesus? (TheTorah.com). The gospels present Pontius Pilate, the Roman procurator, condemning Jesus to...
Wednesday, May 01, 2024

Plato's last night revealed in Herculaneum scroll?

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TECHNOLOGY WATCH: Plato’s final hours recounted in scroll found in Vesuvius ash. Newly deciphered passages outline Greek philosopher’s buri...

Review of Hamori, God’s Monsters

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RELIGION PROF: Esther Hamori, God’s Monsters . A book review by James McGrath. I noted the publication of the book here . For more on monst...
Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Review of Anagnostou-Laoutides & Pfeiffer (eds.), Culture and ideology under the Seleukids

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BRYN MAYR CLASSICAL REVIEW: Culture and ideology under the Seleukids: unframing a dynasty . Eva Anagnostou-Laoutides, Stefan Pfeiffer, Cultu...

C14 evidence for a larger Davidic Jerusalem?

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RADIOCARBON DATING: Jerusalem in King David's Time Was Much Larger Than Previously Thought, Researchers Say. First large-scale radiocar...

Report on Durham Syriac conference

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SYRIAC WATCH: Landmark Syriac Studies conference brings international research excellence to UK (Durham University). A landmark conference ...
Monday, April 29, 2024

Was Abimelech Pyrrhus, Jephtha's daughter Iphigenia, and Samson Heracles?

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THE BIBLE AND INTERPRETATION: 272 BCE – A Terminus a Quo 272 BCE is the first an until now only indisputable terminus a quo for the emer...

Upcoming Mel Gibson movies?

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TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE NEWS: ‘Resurrection’ to be release in April 2025. The sequel of The Passion of the Christ will premier on Good...
Sunday, April 28, 2024

Changes in Sacred Texts and Traditions (SBL Press)

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NEW BOOK FROM SBL PRESS: Changes in Sacred Texts and Traditions: Methodological Encounters and Debates Martti Nissinen, Jutta Jokiranta,...
Saturday, April 27, 2024

Hinojosa, Serek ha-Yaḥad (1QS) in Dialogue with Mimetic Theory (Brill)

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NEW BOOK FROM BRILL: Serek ha-Yaḥad (1QS) in Dialogue with Mimetic Theory Scapegoat Mechanisms Unveiled Series: Studies on the Texts...
Friday, April 26, 2024

Was Susya an ancient Jewish-Christian town?

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ARCHAEOLOGY: Could Susya be a 1600-year-old Messianic Jewish city? Some argue it was inhabited by early Christians who maintained Jewish id...

Passover priestly blessing at Western Wall 2024

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TEMPLE MOUNT WATCH, FOR PASSOVER: Thousands of Jewish worshippers attend priestly blessing ceremony at Jerusalem’s Western Wall (CHARLIE SU...

Passover Plague Philology Poetry

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SOME PASSOVER AMUSEMENT: The First Alphabet and the Third Plague (Gershon Hepner, Jewish Journal). For more on that Canaanite lice comb,...
Thursday, April 25, 2024

Hezser, The Routledge Handbook of Jews and Judaism in Late Antiquity

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NEW BOOK FROM ROUTLEDGE: The Routledge Handbook of Jews and Judaism in Late Antiquity Edited By Catherine Hezser Copyright 2024 Hardb...

Scales, Galilean Spaces of Identity (Brill)

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NEW BOOK FROM BRILL: Galilean Spaces of Identity Judaism and Spatiality in Hasmonean and Herodian Galilee Series: Supplements to the ...