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Saturday, May 23, 2026

Orlov, Cursed Creation in the Book of Job and the Book of the Watchers (Brill)

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NEW BOOK FROM BRILL: Cursed Creation in the Book of Job and the Book of the Watchers Series: Vetus Testamentum, Supplements, Volume: 205 ...
Friday, May 22, 2026

Archaeologists have excavated First-Temple-era remains on the Temple Mount

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TEMPLE MOUNT WATCH: Archaeologists spotlight first Solomon’s Temple-era artifacts ever found on Temple Mount. Carried out in rare cooperati...

How far does textual criticism of the Torah get us?

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FOR SHAVUOT: Do We Know the Original Text of the Torah? (Emanuel Tov, TheTorah.com). Well, we can theoretically arrive at a 3rd century B.C...

West Bank and Gaza archaeology bills in the Knesset

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ARCHAEOLOGY AND POLITICS: Knesset panel ends without advancing West Bank and Gaza antiquities bill, will resume discussions next week (Ross...
Thursday, May 21, 2026

Shavuot 2026

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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...
Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Redating an Iron Age fortress at Ein Hatzeva

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ARCHAEOLOGY: How ancient seeds are rewriting the history of biblical-era trade with Arabia. New radiocarbon dating of Ein Hatzeva fortress ...

Rogue Classicism reloaded

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THE ROGUE CLASSICISM BLOG , run by David Meadows, is undergoing refurbishment. Regular reader know that I consult this blog and refer to it ...
Tuesday, May 19, 2026

More on Washington's Hannibal movie

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CINEMA AND PUNIC WATCH: Denzel Washington Beat Vin Diesel to the Role He's Wanted for 24 Years (Philip Etemesi, MovieWeb). Once upon a ...

Fictional lost gospels (etc.) in popular culture

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NEW TESTAMENT APOCRYPHA FICTION: Scriptures: Lost, Found, And Forged (Philip Jenkins). ... But by the same token, it is tempting for anyone...
Monday, May 18, 2026

Notes on the latest Enoch Seminar

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RELIGION PROF: Paul, Mark, And Revelation Within Judaism (Enoch Seminar) (James McGrath). The Enoch Seminar puts on wonderful conferences a...

More on Jerusalem's mystery tunnel

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SPELUNKIC ARCHAEOLOGY UPDATE: Two more articles cover the news about the apparently ancient, but of uncertain date and purpose, tunnel recen...

The languages of Achaemenid-Hellenistic Central Asia

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PHILOLOGY: Lost Multilingual World Shows Greek Culture Flourished Across Ancient Asia (Abdul Moeed, Greek Reporter). A new study of ancient...
Sunday, May 17, 2026

Nelson, Jesus' Physical Appearance (T&T Clark)

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NEW BOOK FROM BLOOMSBURY/T&T CLARK: Jesus' Physical Appearance Biography, Christology, Philosophy John D. Nelson (Author) H...
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 ...