First Person: Duke Professor Calls for Public Pressure Against BAR
Biblical Archaeology Review
Biblical Archaeology Review is the flagship publication of the Biblical Archaeology Society. For more than 40 years it has been making the world of archaeology in the lands of the Bible come alive for the interested layperson. Full of vivid images and articles written by leading scholars, this is a must read for anyone interested in the archaeology of the ancient Near East.
Update: Finds or Fakes?
Should the Israel Museum Take the Dayan Collection Off Display?
Dahari: J’Accuse, Mr. Shanks
The Other Annual Meeting
Roundup of Annual Meetings
The Annual Meetings were held in San Antonio, Texas, this year. They say that you can go outside the city where there are no buildings and the land is so flat that if you take a good pair of binoculars, you can see the back of your head.
Cuneiform Tablets: Who’s Got What?
Divining the Meaning of Yale’s Insignia
Ask any Yalie what the words Urim v’Thummim mean, and you’ll get a blank look. Ask the same Yalie what the Hebrew words on Yale’s shield means, and with relief the student will give you the wrong answer: “Why of course, it means ‘Light and Truth!’”
Glossary
astrology: study of heavenly bodies
teratoscopy: study of freak births among humans and animals
oneiromancy: divination based on dreams
libanomancy: study of incense offered to deities
aleuromancy: study of flour offered to deities
lecanomancy: study of oil offered to deities
extispicy: study of entrails of sacrificial sheep
psephomancy: divination based on pebbles
Before Tea Leaves: Divination in Ancient Babylonia
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