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Saturday, May 09, 2026

History, Prophecy, Identity and Language in the Hebrew Bible (Brill)

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NEW BOOK FROM BRILL: History, Prophecy, Identity and Language in the Hebrew Bible Proceedings of the 18th Joint Meeting of the Society for...
Friday, May 08, 2026

New proposals about the Copper Scroll

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THAT DARNED TREASURE AGAIN: The Mysterious Copper Scroll and the End of Days. One stood among the Dead Sea Scrolls: made of metal, and seem...

Collins on the limits of Jewish identity

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ANCIENT JEW REVIEW: The Limits of Jewish Identity (John J. Collins). The Limits of Jewish Identity: Comments on The Posen Library of Jewish...

Cyprus and the Diaspora Revolt of 115-117 CE

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BIBLE HISTORY DAILY: When Cypriot Jews Revolted Against Rome. Archaeology shines light on little-known revolt (Marek Dospěl). To explore t...
Thursday, May 07, 2026

Holm, Aramaic Literature from Egypt and the Levant (SBL)

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NEW BOOK FROM SBL PRESS: Aramaic Literature from Egypt and the Levant Tawny L. Holm ISBN 9781628377521 Volume WAW 30 Status Availab...

Review of Identities in antiquity

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BRYN MAYR CLASSICAL REVIEW: Identities in antiquity . Joseph Skinner, Vicky Manolopoulou, Christina Tsouparopoulou, Identities in antiquity....
Wednesday, May 06, 2026

New Lachish ostracon confirms Joseph's Canaanite title?

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NORTHWEST SEMITIC EPIGRAPHY: New Inscription From Lachish Proves Early Use of Joseph’s Title. As Joseph was ‘šalit’ in Bronze Age Egypt, Ba...

The Nessana excavation

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THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST TODAY: Ancient Nessana: A Pilgrimage Site at the Edge of the Desert (Yana Tchekhanovets). Located in the southwestern...

Bremer-McCollum, The Pearlsong (Harvard University Press)

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BIBLIOGRAPHIA IRANICA: The Pearlsong . Notice of a New Book: Bremer-McCollum, Adam. 2025. The Pearlsong (Texts & Translations of Trans...
Tuesday, May 05, 2026

On the IAA's anti-theft unit

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PROACTIVE ARCHAEOLOGY: The Fight to Preserve Israel’s History. The Israel Antiquities Authority’s anti-theft unit is waging its own war (H...

Filming completed for "The Resurrection of the Christ"

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CINEMA: Mel Gibson’s ‘The Resurrection of the Christ’ Sequel, Out in 2027, Wraps Filming. (Stephanie Martin, ChurchLeaders). “The Resurrect...

Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai in the Talmud

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FOR LAG B'OMER: Lag b’Omer: celebrating Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. Long before the advent of modern-day celebrations of Yom Ha’atzmaut an...
Monday, May 04, 2026

Lag B'Omer 2026

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LAG B'OMER , the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer, begins tonight at sundown. Best wishes to all observing it. My 2025 Lag B...

New ISF study on Hebrew bullae announced

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HEBREW EPIGRAPHY AND ANCIENT MATERIAL CULTURE: IAA reveals new study focused on ancient Jerusalem bullae in honor of Israel Excellence Week....

Hebron's Second Temple-era mikveh almost ready for visitors

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CONSERVATION: Project to make Tel Hebron’s Second Temple mikveh accessible to visitors nearly complete, INPA says. Burda added that visitor...

Was the Roman destruction of Jerusalem inevitable?

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HISTORY: 2,000 years ago, ancient Roman forces annihilated Jerusalem. Was its destruction inevitable? The first of the Jewish-Roman wars wa...
Sunday, May 03, 2026

Dillon, John the Baptist and Composite Intertextuality in the Fourth Gospel (Brill)

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NEW BOOK FROM BRILL: John the Baptist and Composite Intertextuality in the Fourth Gospel The Evangelist's Archetypal Witness Serie...
Saturday, May 02, 2026

Mirotznik, The Portrayal of Pagan Worship in the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Judaism (CUP)

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NEW BOOK FROM CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS: The Portrayal of Pagan Worship in the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Judaism Author: Jesse Mirotznik...
Friday, May 01, 2026

What was Pontius Pilate's actual title?

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FOR ROMAN HISTORY NERDS: The Debate That Reveals How the Roman Empire Operated on Its Frontiers: Was Pontius Pilate a Procurator or a Prefec...

The Idumean fiscal system in the Aramaic ostraca

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BIBLIOGRAPHIA IRANICA: Land Tenure and Fiscal Practices in the Aramaic Corpus of Idumea . Notice of a New Article: Shahryari, Mitchka ...