Scientists using American space technology have started a huge project to digitally photograph the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest known version of the Hebrew Bible, and post it on the Internet for all to see, Israeli authorities said Wednesday.
High-tech cameras using infrared photography are being used to uncover sections of the 2,000-year-old scrolls that have [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Dead Sea Scrolls Online
Posted in Biblical Archaeology, Links to interesting stuff, tagged Biblical Archaeology, Manuscripts on August 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ferrell Jenkins in Israel
Posted in Links to interesting stuff, tagged Israel, travel on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ferrell Jenkins and his wife Elizabeth are in Israel for what appears to be a personal trip. I don’t think the two of them have had the country to themselves very often, if ever.
Ferrell is providing photos and descriptions of this trip over on his Travel Blog. He has also done this during his recent group tours [...]
The ESV Study Bible – Very Cool
Posted in Links to interesting stuff, Publications & Study Materials, tagged ESV Bible on August 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There’s been a lot of buzz about the upcoming ESV Study Bible. Among its features:
The full Bible text in the English Standard Version.
2,752 pages
20,000 Bible notes
80,000 cross references
200+ full-color maps
200+ charts
40+ new illustrations including archaeological recontructions/diagrams of the Jerusalem temples, the Tabernacle, the city of Jerusalem through time, and more.
Anyone who purchases the print version will [...]
Turnaround for the Dollar?
Posted in The Bible and Preacher Support, tagged Support on August 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There is some fresh optimism for the U.S. Dollar, and the U.S. economy in general.
This week will be crucial in determining whether the dollar has broken free from its six-year downward trend, as speculation mounts that the US is in the best position to emerge quickly from the economic downturn. The dollar index… put in its [...]
The world is expensive! (When using dollars)
Posted in Bible comments, The Bible and Preacher Support, tagged Evangelism, Support on August 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The annual Mercer’s Global Cost of Living survey has been released for 2008. It uses New York City as the basis to compare costs-of-living around the world. All statistics are measured in U.S. Dollars.
The results: Moscow is the most expensive city in the world, followed by Tokyo and London. (I lived in Moscow during the summer of 1993 for $400/month, including a [...]
New Seal Discovery in Jerusalem
Posted in Biblical Archaeology, tagged Artifacts, Bullae on August 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Jerusalem Post reports that that excavations in Jerusalem have found another clay bulla inscribed with a Bible name.
A seal impression belonging to a minister of the Biblical King Zedekiah which dates back 2,600 years has been uncovered completely intact during an archeological dig in Jerusalem’s ancient City of David, a prominent Israeli archeologist said on Thursday. [...]
Roman temple 1 hour from Jesus’ home.
Posted in Bible comments, Biblical Archaeology, Bilingual work, Evangelistic Work, tagged Bible Evangelism, Biblical Archaeology, Bilingual work on August 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Archaeologists recently announced the discovery of a 1st-century Roman Temple in the ancient city of Sepphoris, around one hour’s walk from Jesus’ hometown of Nazareth.
Sepphoris was the largest city in Galilee during the first century, and for a time was the capital of the district. Although the Bible does not mention Sepphoris, Jesus would have [...]
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