National Geographic reports that the remains of a second city gate at the Elah fortress (Khirbet Qeiyafa) indicates it is probably the Sha’arayim associated with David in the biblical text.
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Archive for November, 2008
David’s Sha’arayim located near Beth Shemesh
Sunday, November 30th, 2008Iron age Kuttamuwa stele refers to his “soul”
Sunday, November 30th, 2008An eighth century BCE stele from Zincirli in southeastern Turkey contains an inscription. It contains the line “and a ram for my soul that is in this stele.” The inscription was written in Phoenician, a West Semitic language akin to Hebrew and Aramaic.
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MacArthur foundation study of teens and digital media
Friday, November 21st, 2008New Study Shows Time Spent Online Important for Teen Development (November 20, 2008), with links to the full 30 page report.
See also Report on Youth and New Media Pokes at Educational Institutions (Chronicle of Higher Education November 20, 2008)
Solomon’s Copper Mines?
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008National Geographic News reports in the article “King Solomon’s Mines Rediscovered?” the results of an excavation in southern Jordan that conclusively date copper mines there to the the Iron Age. This would place them roughly at the same time as the reigns of David and Solomon of Israel.
Science News: Return of the Kings
Science Daily: King Solomon’s Copper Mines?
List of 2009 Israel Digs – Call for Volunteers
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008The Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs has published the 2009 list of excavations in Israel. This list includes information volunteers would need, such as dates, room and board costs, and contact information.
Celebrity pics illustrate new edition of the New Testament
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008In an effort to contemporize the New Testament of the Bible, a new edition of the text called The Bible Illuminated has been published using a variety of notable people. But not everyone is happy with it.