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Discovering the Jerusalem from the time of Jesus JPost: February 22, 2012Arizona House OKs bill for Bible course Arizona Republic: February 22, 2012Committee votes down Bible class Concord Monitor: February 22, 2012
Archaeologists bringing Jerusalem's ancient Roman city back to life Haaretz: February 21, 2012Israel approves tourist new archaeological center in tense Arab neighborhood Art Daily: February 21, 20121st century Gospel of Mark found? WND: February 21, 2012Jefferson's Secret Bible Huffington Post: February 20, 2012Literal interpretation of Genesis under attack, says Christian Apologist Christian Today: February 21, 2012Education can solve religion-science conflicts The News: February 21, 2012A Neoconservative Jesus, Certified Kosher Religion Dispatches: February 19, 2012
Peter Altmann on Festive Meals and Deuteronomy
Festive Meals and Identity in Deuteronomy By Peter Altmann
Is eating more than just food? Considering the festive meals portrayed in the texts of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible from the viewpoints of various disciplines opens up rich layers of meaning.
Ancient Mine in Ethiopia May Have Belonged to Queen of Sheba Christian Post: February 20, 2012Fossilized Pollen Reveals Gardens of Ancient Days Cutting Edge: February 18, 2012Wikipedias archaeology editor slams Israel Museum for prohibiting photography Haaretz: February 14, 2012The genre behind the Bibles text Haaretz: February 20, 2012Wycliffe responds to translating controversy Mission Network: February 20, 2012Nat Turners Bible donated to Smithsonian museum Tidewater: February 20, 2012
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Judean Desert Draws In Tourists (PHOTOS) Huffington Post: February 9, 2012Examining John Pipers Masculine Christianity Patheos: February 8, 2012Lecture calls Christians to acknowledge violent Bible texts Baylor Lariat: February 9, 2012Reform Leader Gunther Plaut Dies at 99 Forward: February 10, 2012Does Halacha mandate separate seating on buses? JPost: February 10, 2012
Forget about Noah's Ark; There Was No Worldwide Flood By Robert R. Cargill, Ph.D.The Story of Feeding the Multitudes in Luke 9:12-17
By Ekaterini Tsalampouni
Confessions of a Methodological Skeptic By Raymond F. Person, Jr.
The historical-critical methods of biblical study developed out of a growing sense that the biblical text was the product of a lengthy, gradual process of composition and transmission and, therefore, these methods assume such a process of composition.
Sea Of Galilee at Sunset.
It's 'Kosher' To Accept Real Jesus Forward: February 9, 2012Year of the Bible? Seriously? G Philly: February 9, 2012
Fortress found at hill in Israel where Bible's Jonah is supposedly buried dates to 800BC - the time the prophet was alive DailyMail: February 7, 2012Jesus versus the GOP Salon: February 8, 2012Ten Really Bad Reasons to Believe in a Historical Adam Patheos: February 7, 2012Laying Down the Sword: A Review Huffington Post: February 7, 2012From Behind the Veil Of Tzniyut Jewish Journal: February 7, 2012Guest opinion: Catholic women priests served church before, can do so now News-Press: February 7, 2012
LMLK Seals: Divided Opinions Over a Chronological Division
Considering the Rejoinder to LMLK Chronology By G.M. Grena
Back in 2010, I responded to an article by Oded Lipschits, Omer Sergi, and Ido Koch (Lipschits et al. herein) concerning LMLK (למלך) jar-handle seal impressions. Among other things, they had proposed a chronological division among the various LMLK seal types,...
Setting sights on sites Haaretz: February 6, 2012First Temple Period Archaeological Discovery on the Hill of Jonah Sci-News: February 6, 2012Thou Shalt Suspend Disbelief Forward: February 2, 2012Jesus and Paul: Figurehead and Founder of ChristianityGod Is Becoming King Huffington Post: February 2, 2012
Why We Must Treat the Bible No Differently Than Any Other Book By James A. MetzgerThe Trouble With Q By Daniel A. SmithGabriel Blow Your Horn! - A Short History of Gabriel within Jewish Literature By David L. EversonThe Historical-Critical Historical/Theological Enterprise: Why Are We Asking These Questions? By Kenneth Atkinson
The Story of Feeding the Multitudes in Luke 9:12-17 By Ekaterini Tsalampouni
Social-scientific criticism should be regarded as a further development of historical criticism. Its exegetical task, as it is well known, is to read and understand the biblical texts within their original socio-historical context by applying theoretical perspectives and models developed by the social sciences.
The Neck and the Site of the Temple Huffington Post: February 3, 2012Obama: Jesus would back my tax-the-rich policy CNN: February 2, 2012IThe end of the secular majority Haaretz: February 3, 2012In the Discussion of Jesus, Jews Should Go on Offense Huffington Post: February 3, 2012