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Saturday, June 07, 2025

Feldt, Ancient Mythologies of the Wilderness (CUP)

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NEW BOOK FROM CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS: Ancient Mythologies of the Wilderness Narrative, Nature, and Religious Identity Formation from t...
Friday, June 06, 2025

Hein, The Prophet Is the People (Brill)

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NEW BOOK FROM BRILL: The Prophet Is the People: An Answer to "Why Elijah?" in Second Temple Jewish and Early Christian Literature ...

Tony Burke's Regensburg Year: May 2025

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THE APOCRYPHICITY BLOG: My Regensburg Year Part 10: May 2025 . Tony Burke is on research sabbatical for the 2024-25 academic year at the Un...
Thursday, June 05, 2025

Hamernik, ... 4QWords of Ezekiel in Its Broader Context (Brill)

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NEW BOOK FROM BRILL: Ezekiel Traditions in the Second Temple Period 4QWords of Ezekiel in Its Broader Context Series: Studies on the ...

Be'er Shema mosaic exhibition

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DECORATIVE ART: Spectacular Early Christian Mosaic Presented to the Public in Israel. Discovered 25 years ago, the huge mosaic carpet of a ...
Wednesday, June 04, 2025

Schmidt, Josephus and Jesus (OUP, open access)

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NEW OPEN-ACCESS BOOK FROM OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS: Josephus and Jesus New Evidence for the One Called Christ T. C. Schmidt £99.0...

Review of Glas, Flavius Josephus’ self-characterisation in first-century Rome

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BRYN MAYR CLASSICAL REVIEW: Flavius Josephus’ self-characterisation in first-century Rome. A historiographical analysis of autobiographical ...
Tuesday, June 03, 2025

Should publications of forged fragments be formally retracted?

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ANCIENT JEW REVIEW: The Case for Retraction of Academic Authentications of Forged Fragments (Jonathan Klawans). Abstract: This position pa...

Egypt promises no interference with Saint Catherine's monastery?

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SAINT CATHERINE'S MONASTERY: Egypt Affirms Saint Catherine Monastery’s Status After Court Clarification (Tasos Kokkinidis, Greek Report...
Monday, June 02, 2025

INL displays the Crowns of Damascus manuscripts

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EXHIBITION: Ancient 'Damascus Crowns' unveiled in Jerusalem in tribute to Syrian Chief Rabbi. In a moving ceremony at the National ...

Agrippa's Pan place at Paneas

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THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST TODAY: New Discoveries in the Pan Grotto in Paneas (Adi Erlich and Ron Lavi). Travelers who visit the springs of Pane...

Leonard J. Greenspoon (1945-2025)

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SAD NEWS FROM H-JUDAIC: Passing of Prof. Leonard J. Greenspoon (1945-2025) . H-Judaic is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Prof. Le...
Sunday, June 01, 2025

Shavuot 2025

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THE FESTIVAL OF SHAVUOT (Weeks, Pentecost) begins tonight at sundown. Best wishes to all those celebrating. Last year's Shavuot post...

Judeophobia and the New Testament (Eerdmans)

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NEW BOOK FROM EERDMANS: Judeophobia and the New Testament Texts and Contexts Edited by Sarah E. Rollens, Eric M. Vanden Eykel and Mered...
Saturday, May 31, 2025

Benjamin (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Deuteronomy

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NEW BOOK FROM OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS: The Oxford Handbook of Deuteronomy Edited by Don C. Benjamin Oxford Handbooks £97.00 Hardb...
Friday, May 30, 2025

Smithsonian returns Chinese "Dead Sea Scrolls" to China

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REPATRIATION: The Smithsonian Transfers Rare 2,300-Year-Old Silk Manuscripts to China. The Zidanku Silk Manuscripts were smuggled into the ...
Thursday, May 29, 2025

Coptic-era building with mural, inscriptions, etc. excavated in Egypt

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COPTIC WATCH: Coptic period structure unearthed in Assiut, Upper Egypt (Nevine El-Aref , ahramonline). An Egyptian-led archaeological team ...
Wednesday, May 28, 2025

A new inscribed ostracon from Lachish

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HEBREW EPIGRAPHY: Discovered: Lachish Ostracon Bearing Biblical Name ‘Shaphan’. A rare name in the Bible and archaeology (for good reason) ...
Tuesday, May 27, 2025

More on the Mount Zion stone-cup cryptic inscription

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CRYPTIC EPIGRAPHIC ARTIFACT: Jewish Secrets Scratched in Stone: 2,000-year-old Cryptic Text Found in Jerusalem. Excavating on Mount Zion, ...
Monday, May 26, 2025

Another gold ring excavated at the Givati Parking Lot

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STILL MORE ANCIENT BLING: 2nd gold ring found in City of David sheds light on enigmatic Hellenist era in Jerusalem. The artifacts might hav...