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ANCIENT BURIALS at Ashkelon are making the building of a new hospital complicated. Not sure how I missed this story earlier. Read More »
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Opening ceremony for Maimonides Synagogue canceled
THE OPENING CEREMONY for the Maimonides Synagogue in Cairo has been canceled according to the A.P. Zahi Hawass cites the current political situation in Israel and alleged inappropriate behavior (”dancing and drinking”) at an earlier ceremony in the synagogue.Background here .(Heads up, Carla Sulzbach. Read More »
Pseudepigrapha lecture at the University of Groningen
PSEUDEPIGRAPHA WATCH: Lecture today at the University of Groningen: 15 maart Godgeleerdheid en Godsdienstwetenschap: Ancient World Seminar. Titel: Why Should We Read the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha? The Case of the Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch. Spreker: Matthias Henze. Plaats: Oude Boteringestraat 38, Groningen. Tijd: 14.00 uur. Read More »
James McGrath promoted to rediscovered Chair at Butler
CONGRATULATIONS TO JAMES MCGRATH, who has been promoted to a recently rediscovered Chair at Butler University: A New Testament Scholar Is Named to a Long-Lost Chair at Butler U. Read More »
Lectureship in NT/Second Temple Judaism at KCL
JOB: A Lectureship in New Testament/Second Temple Judaism at Kings College London: King’s College London seeks a Lecturer in New Testament Studies with a specialism in Second Temple Judaism to join a cutting-edge and highly motivated team in Biblical Studies with effect from 1 April 2011. Read More »
St. Paul DSS exhibition opened on Friday
THE ST. PAUL DEAD SEA SCROLLS EXHIBITION opened on Friday: NOW OPEN – The Dead Sea Scrolls: Words That Changed the World Exhibition at the Science Museum of Minnesota ST. PAUL, Minn. Read More »
Conference: Between Contact and Contrast: Jews and Christians in the Sasanian Empire
CONFERENCE: Between Contact and Contrast: Jews and Christians in theSasanian Empire. 17 – 18 March 2010, SH 1 / 187, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany. Read More »
Book review: The Dead Sea Scrolls. A Full History. Vol. 1
BOOK REVIEW: The Dead Sea Scrolls. A Full History. Vol. 1 by Weston W. FIELDS. 25 x 17,5; 592 pp. Leiden/Boston, Brill, 2009. — Hardback. ISBN 978-90-04-17581-5.Reviewed by Jerome Murphy-O’Connor here (downloads as a Word document).A very thorough review of an extraordinary book.Via the Agade list. Read More »
Azusa Pacific DSS fragments go on display in May
THE AZUSA PACIFIC DEAD SEA SCROLL FRAGMENTS go on display in May: Dead Sea Scroll Fragments and Biblical Artifacts on Exhibit at Azusa Pacific Share in one of the greatest archeological discoveries of the 20th century as Azusa Pacific University Read More »
The Forward on the Israel Heritage Plan
THE FORWARD on the Israel Heritage Plan: Whose History? Editorial Published March 10, 2010, issue of March 19, 2010.The diagnosis is correct. The prescription is troubling. Read More »
Interview with Dr. Irving Finkel
Dr. IRVING FINKEL, Assistant Keeper of Ancient Mesopotamian Inscriptions at the British Museum, is interviewed in Jewish Ideas Daily : But for the Grace of Babylon A British Museum scholar offers a Darwinian explanation for Judaism’s survival. Interviewer: Elliot JagerOn the way to work from his home in south London, Dr. Read More »
RICHARD BAUCKHAM has a new website .
RICHARD BAUCKHAM has a new website . Read More »
Book review (H-Judaic): Collins & Collins, King and Messiah as Son of God
BOOK REVIEW: Gerbern Oegema. Review of Collins, Adela Yarbro; Collins, John Joseph, King and Messiah as Son of God: Divine, Human, and Angelic Messianic Figures in Biblical and Related Literature . H-Judaic, H-Net Reviews. March, 2010. Read More »
More on the St. Paul DSS exhibition
MORE ON THE ST. PAUL DEAD SEA SCROLLS EXHIBITION, which begins on Friday: Dead Sea Scrolls come to St. Paul The ancient scrolls will be exhibited at the Science Museum of Minnesota. Published: 03/09/2010 (mndaily.com)By Kyle PotterTweezers and scissors sat within reach of latex glove-clad hands. Read More »
More illicit excavation on the Temple Mount?
TEMPLE MOUNT WATCH: More destructive, illicit excavation? Arutz Sheva reports the following from The Committee for the Prevention of Destruction of Antiquities on the Temple Mount: According to the Committee, a bulldozer was seen recently on the Read More »
In defense of Israel’s Heritage Plan (JTA)
IN DEFENSE of Israel’s Heritage Plan: Op-Ed: In defense of Jewish heritage By Danny Danon · March 8, 2010JERUSALEM (JTA) — Imagine if someone forbade you from seeing your loved ones or banned you from visiting the graves of your grandparents. Read More »
In defense of Israel’s Heritage Plan (JTA)
IN DEFENSE of Israel’s Heritage Plan: Op-Ed: In defense of Jewish heritage By Danny Danon · March 8, 2010JERUSALEM (JTA) — Imagine if someone forbade you from seeing your loved ones or banned you from visiting the graves of your grandparents. Read More »
Review of Sin: A History
SIN: A HISTORY , by Gary Anderson, is reviewed by Walter Brueggemann in The Christian Century : Sin: A History reviewed by Walter BrueggemannSin: A History by Gary A. AndersonYale University Press, 272 pp., $30.00Anderson suggests how the Anselm tradition might be recovered in ways that are socially alert and systemically demanding. Read More »
Is Khirbet Qeiyafa biblical Neta’im”?
ANOTHER IDENTIFICATION of the site of Khirbet Qeiyafa: Khirbet Qeiyafa is Identified as Biblical “Neta’im” Released: 3/4/2010 8: 30 AM ESTSource: University of HaifaNewswise — Has another mystery in the history of Israel been solved? Prof. Read More »
The Lemba and their Jewish DNA
THE LEMBA and their Jewish DNA get some attention in Haaretz : Report: DNA tests support Zimbabwe tribe’s claim of Jewish roots By Haaretz ServiceBritish scientists have succeeded in proving the Lemba tribe of Zimbabwe and South Africa descended from Jewish ancestors, according to a report by the BBC. Read More »
Review of The Sisters of Sinai
THE SISTERS OF SINAI , by Janet Soskice, is reviewed by Lawton Posey in the Charleston Gazette . Excerpt: Agnes Lewis and Margaret Gibson, the intrepid twins, made their travels to St. Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai desert to study the books stored there in a place not usually open to women. Read More »
More on the St. Paul DSS exhibition
THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS EXHIBITION upcoming in the Science Museum of Minnesota is getting a lot of attention. This Star Tribune article has some newish background: The Israel Antiquities Authority will actually swap out the five-scroll set twice because the artifacts are so sensitive and fragile. Read More »
Rioting in Mea Shearim
RIOTING IN MEA SHEARIM (Ynetnews): The conflict was ignited when a man decided to build on land he acquired in Tzippori, which had been found to contain archaeological findings. The man was ordered by the Antiquities Authority to allow a dig, which uncovered an ancient Jewish burial cave. Read More »
The world’s oldest man knows Aramaic
PHILOLOGY IS GOOD FOR YOU: The world’s oldest man knows Aramaic. Etc. (IsraelNN.com) He has trouble seeing, but as one who has repeated the prayers for more than a century, he knows them by heart. David Pur, age 115, continues to learn Torah and to pray every day, now in the nursing home to where he moved just three months ago.[… Read More »
Riots on the Temple Mount
TEMPLE MOUNT WATCH – RIOTS: Dozens hurt in clashes at revered Jerusalem mosque Ammar AwadJERUSALEMFri Mar 5, 2010 11: 34am ESTJERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police and Palestinians clashed outside Jerusalem’s flashpoint al-Aqsa mosque Friday and at least 35 people were injured, Israeli police and Palestinian medical workers said. Read More »
Review of Fifth Symposium on Coptic Studies (Al-Ahram)
THE FIFTH SYMPOSIUM ON COPTIC STUDIES, with the theme “Early Christianity and Monasticism in Aswan and Nubia,” is reviewed in Al-Ahram : Revisiting the southern frontier Coptic history never ceases to enthral. Read More »
Reconstructed ancient musical instruments
RECONSTRUCTED ANCIENT MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS are on display in Kansas City: Artist makes ancient instruments Written by Administrator (KC Jewish Chronicle)Friday, 05 March 2010 12: 00The Kansas City Jewish Museum presents the exhibit “Moshe Frumin — Ancient Instruments” March 14 through May 2 at the Epsten Gallery at Village Shalom. Read More »
DSS arrive in St. Paul
SOME DEAD SEA SCROLLS have arrived in Minnesota for the upcoming exhibition: Dead Sea Scrolls, live The 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls and other artifacts have arrived in St. Paul from Israel. Read More »
Maimonides Synagogue in Cairo restored
THE MAIMONIDES SYNAGOGUE in Cairo has been restored: Egypt completes restoration of Maimonides shul By RON FRIEDMAN ( Jerusalem Post )05/03/2010 06: 00Dignitaries from Israel and abroad fly in for Sunday’s rededication. Read More »
Editorial on Israel Heritage Plan controversy (Baltimore Sun)
THE CONTROVERSY over the Israel Heritage Plan is the subject of an editorial in the Baltimore Sun : Heralding Israel’s heritage The nation must defend its historical ties to the land against those who deny them By Aron U. Read More »