There is new information on the Khirbet Qeiyafa excavation. The site is along the frontier between Philistia and ancient Israel, and has been in the news for an as-yet-undeciphered inscription on a pottery fragment dating to the time of King David.
The five-line text has not yet been deciphered because the ink on 10 of the 50 [...]
Archive for November, 2008
More on the Israelite (?) fortress of Khirbet Qeiyafa
Posted in Biblical Archaeology, tagged Biblical Archaeology, Inscriptions, Khirbet Qeiyafa on November 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Israel (in GA) On My Mind
Posted in Biblical Archaeology, Links to interesting stuff, tagged Biblical Archaeology, Links to interesting stuff, Museums on November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Nov/Dec issue of Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR) features a relatively-new “theme park” – the Explorations in Antiquity Center – in LaGrange, GA. This is about one hour SW of Atlanta on I-85.
The center, which opened in July 2006, is the creation of Dr. James Fleming, archaeologist and longtime teacher in Israel. He had previously [...]
The Prop 8 Backlash
Posted in Bible comments, Social & Moral Issues, tagged Same-sex Marriage on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The offensive against defenders of marriage is getting nasty.
Churches are under increasing attack (also see my previous post) and there is an active blacklist of individuals who supported California’s Proposition 8.
In the meantime, a Connecticut judge has just legalized homosexual marriage in that state.
This current ugliness is from a small number of radicals, but they aim to [...]
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