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Saturday, July 11, 2026

Vayntrub, Body Language (Yale)

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NEW BOOK FROM YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS: Body Language Voice, Embodiment, and Textuality in the Hebrew Bible by Jacqueline Vayntrub Ser...
Friday, July 10, 2026

Noncanonical scriptures in the Enlightenment

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THE ANXIOUS BENCH: How The Enlightenment Discovered The Alternative Scriptures (Philip Jenkins). I have long worked on what we might call a...

The journey of the Great Isaiah Scroll

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BECAUSE YOU SHOULD KNOW THESE THINGS: The remarkable 12,000 mile journey of the Isaiah scroll from Qumran to Jerusalem (Jo Elizabeth, Israe...

Ritual boundaries in late-antique magic

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THE BIBLE AND INTERPRETATION: Shared Symbols and Religious Boundaries in Late Antiquity: A View from Personal Experience and Late Antique Ma...
Thursday, July 09, 2026

Assyrian religious-themed seal excavated at Yavneh

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ANCIENT MATERIAL MULTI-CULTURE: Ancient Seal Found in Israel Reveals Moon and Star Worship 2,600 Years Ago (Abdul Moeed, Greek Reporter). A...

Secrets of Huqoq at the Yigal Allon Center Museum

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EXHIBITION: Secrets of Huqoq revealed: New exhibition provides first glimpse of ancient Jewish village. New artifact and photographic exhib...

SOTS Booklist 2026

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IN THE MAIL: Samuel Hildebrandt (ed.) with Kengoro Goto, Society for Old Testament Study Book List 2026 (= JSOT 50.5; London: Sage, 2026). ...
Wednesday, July 08, 2026

Tervanotko & Stökl, Text as Revelation (T&T Clark)

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RECENT BOOK FROM BLOOMSBURY/T&T CLARK: Text as Revelation Hanna Tervanotko (Anthology Editor) , Jonathan Stökl (Anthology Editor) ...

Does the Bible say a husband inherits from his wife's estate? Should it?

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PROF. RABBI MARTY LOCKSHIN: Husbands Inherit, Wives Do Not: A Legitimate Biblical Exegesis? (TheTorah.com). Sons, and then daughters, broth...

More on the Vitruvius basilica in Fano, Italy

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ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE: New Details Emerge About the Basilica of Vitruvius: Initial Investigations in Fano Have Been Completed (Finestre sull...
Tuesday, July 07, 2026

Review of Dalton, How Rabbis Became Experts

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BIBLE HISTORY DAILY: How Rabbis Became Experts. New book explores rise of the rabbinic movement . How Rabbis Became Experts Social Circles...

What does Jesus say in the Gospel of Thomas, and is it "gnostic?"

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BIBLE HISTORY DAILY: The Sayings of Jesus in the Gospel of Thomas. Simon Gathercole examines the enigmatic Gospel of Thomas (Robin Ngo). I...

The first Hannibal movie

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PUNIC WATCH MET CINEMA IN 1959: Hannibal (IMDB). Denzel Washington's prospective Hannibal movie has been in the news for some time, ...
Monday, July 06, 2026

On John the Baptist and his priestly family

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ALL ISRAEL NEWS has a new series on Real People of the New Covenant. This article is part of Real People of the New Covenant: Lives Behind t...

Byzantine-era city discovered in Egypt

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EGYPTIAN ARCHAEOLOGY: Archaeologists uncover ancient Byzantine city in Egypt’s western desert. Well-preserved fourth-century quarters revea...

Hannibal R.I.P.?

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CINEMA AND PUNIC WATCH FAIL? Antoine Fuqua and Denzel Washington’s Netflix ‘Hannibal’ Epic Is “Dead” Due to $200M Budget Concerns (Jordan R...
Sunday, July 05, 2026

Cover, Philo of Alexandria, On the Change of Names (SBL/Brill)

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NEW PAPERBACK FROM SBL PRESS: Philo of Alexandria, On the Change of Names: Introduction, Translation, and Commentary Michael B. Cover IS...
Saturday, July 04, 2026

Independence Day 2026

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HAPPY 250TH INDEPENDENCE DAY TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA! I can remember the Bicentennial celebrations. Wow. Visit PaleoJudaica d...

Knight-Messenger, The Place of Court Tales in the Hebrew Bible and Early Jewish Literature (T&T Clark)

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NEW BOOK FROM BLOOMSBURY/T&T CLARK: The Place of Court Tales in the Hebrew Bible and Early Jewish Literature Form, Development, and ...
Friday, July 03, 2026

Did Herod build a tomb in the Cave of Machpelah?

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ARCHIVAL ARCHAEOLOGY: Herod built a secret tomb for himself inside the Cave of Machpelah, Israeli researchers reveal (Tamar Stein, Israel36...