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Friday, February 13, 2026

Inscribed Judean seal found at northern site in Israel

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NORTHWEST SEMITIC EPIGRAPHY WATCH: Stone seal from biblical Kingdom of Judea discovered during construction in northern Israel. The seal, w...

A new Syriac (Arabic) world chronicle

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SYRIAC WATCH (SORT OF): Previously Unknown Medieval Chronicle Discovered (Medievalists.net). A newly discovered chronicle from the early ei...

An evening in memory of Gabriel Barkay

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THE TEMPLE MOUNT SIFTING PROJECT BLOG: “AND GRANT YOU PEACE” A NIGHT OF SCHOLARSHIP, SONG, AND MEMORY FOR DR. GABRIEL BARKAY . This past Tue...
Thursday, February 12, 2026

Why is the Torah’s Law from God?

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PROF. KONRAD SCHMID: Why the Torah’s Law Is from God (TheTorah.com). Hammurabi’s Laws and other ancient Near Eastern legal collections were...

Takamitsu Muraoka (1938-2026)

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SAD NEWS: IN MEMORIAM: TAKAMITSU MURAOKA (1938-2026) (William A. Ross, Septuaginta &c.) News of Professor Muraoka's passing has ...

More again on the redating of 4QDanielc

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THE BIBLE AND INTERPRETATION: Redating the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Book of Daniel Recent advances in radiocarbon dating and AI-assisted h...
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Carchemish coins from the Great Revolt

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BIBLE HISTORY DAILY: “Render Unto Caesar” and the First Jewish Revolt. Coins at Carchemish provide window into first-century Judea (Lauren...

Kellens, Les Gâthâs attribuées à Zarathuštra (Paris: Les Belles Lettres)

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BIBLIOGRAPHIA IRANICA: Gāthās of Zarathuštra . Notice of a New Book: Kellens, Jean. 2026. Les Gâthâs attribuées à Zarathuštra. Aux or...

Phoenician scarab seal excavated in Sardinia

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PHOENICIAN WATCH: Iron Age Phoenician Scarab Seal Discovered in a Remote Sardinian Settlement (Nisha Zahid, Greek Reporter). Archaeologists...
Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Tony Burke reviews The Carpenter’s Son

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THE APOCRYPHICITY BLOG: Movie Review: The Carpenter’s Son (2025) . The Carpenter’s Son was banned in the Philippines for presenting Jesus a...

International Septuagint Day 2026 (belatedly, as usual)

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WILLIAM A. ROSS: INTERNATIONAL SEPTUAGINT DAY 2026: A NEW SEPTUAGINT SEMINAR . This was on 8 February. I'm late again, but this time ...

Online event: Dr. Susan Ackerman: Pregnancy & Childbirth Rituals in Ancient Israel

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ON ZOOM: Virtual Seminar with Dr. Susan Ackerman: Pregnancy & Childbirth Rituals in Ancient Israel . In conjunction with the Museum at E...
Monday, February 09, 2026

Satlow, The Enchanted World (Princeton)

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MICHAEL L. SATLOW: An Enchanted World: The Official Publication (and podcast links) . I am delighted to announce that my book, An Enchanted ...

One of Vitruvius' buildings has been discovered

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BIBLE HISTORY DAILY: Vitruvius and the Built World of the New Testament. First confirmed basilica of Vitruvius uncovered (Lauren K. McCorm...

Baalbek

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PHOENICIAN WATCH: Baalbek: A UNESCO World Heritage Site of Architectural Splendor (Subekti, Tempo). A vivid photo essay on the ruins of ...
Sunday, February 08, 2026

Siquans & Kowalski (eds.), The Reception of Exodus Motifs in Christian, Jewish, and Islamic Writings (Mohr Siebeck)

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NEW BOOK FROM MOHR SIEBECK: The Reception of Exodus Motifs in Christian, Jewish, and Islamic Writings Edited by Agnethe Siquans and Beate...
Saturday, February 07, 2026

Dello Russo, A Jewish Archaeology (Brill)

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NEW BOOK FROM BRILL: A Jewish Archaeology The Christian Discovery of Jewish Catacombs in Rome Series: Jews, Judaism, and the Arts,...
Friday, February 06, 2026

CT memorializes Barkay

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OBITUARY: The Jewish Archaeologist Who Inspired a Generation of American Christians. Pastors, students, and researchers have Gabriel Barkay...

Implications of the oldest Sabbath names

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PROF. TOVA GANZEL, JAN STAFFORD: Shabbat, Mid-Fifth Century B.C.E. (TheTorah.com). The book of Ezra–Nehemiah records Nehemiah’s mid-fifth-c...

Chief curator of the Museum of the Bible

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PROFILE: This Museum of the Bible curator takes care of some of the oldest artifacts in the world (Luke Lukert, wtop news). Bobby Duke thin...