Gloria London in Nov/Dec. BAR takes a stab at why we don't mix meat and milk . Maimonides suggest that boiling animals in their mother...More...
Israelite Origins
Dever advocates the theory that the early Israelites arose out of the Canaanite cities and sought refuge or a new life in the hill-country. ...More...
Jerusalem Temple Theory
Sorry folks, this is gonna be a dry post. I received an interesting DVD recording of a lecture by James Tabor about a minority opinion of Er...More...
Bible's Buried Secrets
Nova had an interesting program called the Bible's Buried Secrets. I felt it gave a good overview of the current understanding of biblic...More...
Hamantashen Reimagined (updated)
Talking Heads: "This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no..." ...no purim Torah so get ready for some ta...More...
Cherubs
What do you get when you integrate Biblical archaeology, Biblical criticism, and a touch of the Bible? ....Certainly not an audience. Yet fo...More...
Can You Dig It?
Last night I attended a biblical archaeology lecture at Queens College given by Dr. Ann Killebrew of Penn State. I won't bore you with t...More...
Hey, You're Not Rachel
I recently went to the wedding of a close relative that is ultra-orthodox. She wore a thick veil during the ceremony that entirely concealed...More...
Heaven on Earth
The History Channel had a program titled “ In Search Of Eden ”, which featured archaeologist David Rohl’s theory about the location of the ...More...