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Saturday, May 16, 2026

Holmstedt et al., Phoenician Inscriptions (SBL)

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NEW BOOK FROM SBL PRESS: Phoenician Inscriptions Robert D. Holmstedt, Aaron Schade, Philip C. Schmitz ISBN 9781628377675 Volume WAW 45 ...
Friday, May 15, 2026

Report: the Great Isaiah Scroll exhibit is reopening today

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EXHIBITION: Great Isaiah Scroll, oldest near-complete biblical book ever found, to be displayed again after Iran war (Rossella Tercatin, Ti...

Jerusalem in Psalm 122

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FOR JERUSALEM DAY: Psalm 122: A Visit to the Jerusalem of Old (Prof. Adele Berlin, TheTorah.com). What did it feel like to stand inside the...

More on Lost Books from Jenkins

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THE ANXIOUS BENCH: Books, Epics, And Scriptures, Lost And Found . Lots of good links here. Background here and links. Cross-file under ...
Thursday, May 14, 2026

US returns smuggled rare coins to Israel

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REPATRIATED NUMISMATICS: Early Persian silver coin smuggled from Israel to Big Apple also regained after being offered for sale (Ruth Schus...

Controversial nomination for IAA director

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POLITICS AND ARCHAEOLOGY: Esther Shreiber for next IAA director, first woman in role. Her appointment will soon be submitted for approval b...

Mystery tunnel found in Jerusalem

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SPELUNKIC ARCHAEOLOGY: Ancient tunnel with unknown age, purpose found near Kibbutz Ramat Rachel ahead of Jerusalem Day. After descending a ...
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Turin Egyptian-papyri restoration project funded

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PAPYROLOGY: Egyptian Museum of Turin, ME-Scripta, a laboratory for the study of artefacts, is born. Fondazione Crt guarantees 3 million eur...

On the Ptolemaic Era in Egypt

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THE WORLD IS FULL OF HISTORY: Alexander’s Legacy: The Ptolemaic Era of Greek Rule in Egypt (Nick Kampouris, Greek Reporter). When Alexander...
Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Boy finds late-antique god figurine-fragment in Negev

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MATERIAL CULTURE IN THE ROUND: Eight-year-old boy finds 1,700-year-old statuette fragment while hiking in Negev. Israel Antiquities Authori...

Expansive cultural and material range in the new Posen Library volume

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ANCIENT JEW REVIEW: Jewish Cultures and Material Artifacts (Karen Stern). Jewish Cultures and Material Artifacts: Comments on The Posen Lib...

Revised bill for new West Bank antiquity authority passes first Knesset reading

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ARCHAEOLOGY AND POLITICS: Knesset advances controversial West Bank antiquity bill in first reading. Legislation’s critics maintain it amoun...
Monday, May 11, 2026

Review of Van Maaren, The Gospel of Mark’s Judaism ....

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BOOK REVIEW: The Gospel of Mark’s Judaism and the Death of Christ as a Ransom for Many (R. B. JAMIESON, Themelios). Many monographs proclai...

Josephus' effeminizing propaganda?

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THE CLASSICAL QUARTERLY: SELF-MADE ‘MEN’: THE PROGRESSIVE EMASCULATION OF THE BROTHERS ASINAEUS AND ANILAEUS IN JOSEPHUS, ANTIQUITIES 18 ...
Sunday, May 10, 2026

Narsai: The Homilies. Volume 2 (Peeters)

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NEW BOOK FROM PEETERS PUBLISHERS: Narsai: The Homilies. Volume 2 Series: Eastern Christian Texts in Translation, 7 Author: Becker A...
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...