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Wise Women 1: Mothers in Israel
Wise women played socially important roles in virtually every ancient culture. In Rome, ten Sybils—prophetesses—are mentioned by name in the prologue to the Sybilline Oracles. Oliver Gurney notes at least thirteen (perhaps as many as thirty-two) of these women by … Continue reading
Ancient Calendars 3: Canaan
The Canaanites lived in the land between Egypt and Mesopotamia, and at various points in their history their calendar adopted the features of both major cultural regions. In this post I’ll examine the calendars of Canaan, including calendar(s) of the … Continue reading
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Jews Were Still Using the Septuagint in Medieval Cairo
Professor Nicholas de Lange and other experts and Cambridge University have discovered evidence that the Jews of Cairo were familiar with the Septuagint, an ancient Greek translation of the Jewish Bible long thought to have fallen out of use among … Continue reading
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The Psalms for Personal Devotion
Chuck Huckaby discusses several resources for incorporating the Psalms into one’s daily devotions, with emphasis is on the metrical psalmody of the Genevan Psalter. Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a … Continue reading
The Universe according to Genesis 1
Robin Parry summarizes three papers on Genesis 1 by Paul H. Seely appearing in the Westminster Theological Journal in the early 1990s. According to Parry, Seely comes from a Reformed evangelical background but, in these articles, he is reacting against … Continue reading
Armageddon and Near Eastern Chronology
A new archeological project is attempting to synchronize ancient chronology by relying on the twenty-nine destruction layers at Megiddo, which span the entire history of the region from 3000 to 300 BC. Megiddo is the only place in the world … Continue reading
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The Devil’s in the Details
… unless he’s completely AWOL, that is. Duane Smith has all the abnormal info. Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend
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Tagged 2 Enoch, Genesis, Justin Martyr, Revelation, Wisdom of Solomon
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Aren Meier reports that a new article seeks to identify King Toi (or Tou), a contemporary of King David, with Tatais, King of the Neo-Hittite state of Palas(a)tin or Walas(a)tin, of which Hamath was a part. King Toi is mentioned … Continue reading
Random Monday Links
Here is a little bit of linky goodness to start your day: Was Joseph Really Suspicious of Mary’s Pregnancy? Michael Barber discusses an alternative patristic interpretation of Matthew 1. St. Nicholas Day reflections from Mike Aquilina and Joshua Hearne, which … Continue reading
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More Bureaucrats than You Could Shake a Stick At
Not Washington, ancient Jerusalem: The fact that such extensive excavations throughout the entire City of David/Silwan site have turned up the names of so many high officials attests to their dominance in the system of government. Indeed, this may be … Continue reading
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