I just received a letter from a Christian organization which told the sad story of the death of some members of a family and how a surviving member was dealing with the loss. The organization took some credit for preparing that individual for this trial and as I read along it struck me that this… Read More »
I don’t normally follow the sales ranking of English Bible translations, but I happened to come across it recently and it got me thinking about some of what it says about Bible buyers in America. You can see the list here, but for convenience, I have pasted it below (from Feb 2006; the linked page… Read More »
The Church Report has this year’s list of the “50 Most Influential Christians in America.” I wonder how many of them are actually going to heaven. (HT: JT)
Jim West notes that Kathleen Kenyon was born 100 years ago today, three days after my wonderful grandmother. His tribute to the dead archaeologist is a little bit kinder than mine. I recognize that her contribution is significant, and I also recognize that she made major, significant mistakes at all three sites at which she… Read More »
I have been asked to give my opinion on the best archaeological resources available for Logos Bible Software (Libronix), ranking them in order I would recommend for those with limited budgets. I was given this list: Bible Review: The Archive Archaeology Odyssey: The Archive CD-ROM Biblical Archaeology Review Archive CD-ROM The Biblical World in Pictures… Read More »
One of the themes of this blog seems to be related to the life of a teacher and student. Those posts seem to get the most comments, which isn’t necessarily the best way to judge the value of a post, but it’s the only way I have. Paper grading is almost finished for the semester… Read More »
The first point of this post is that this is not news. It happened about five years ago or so. But it took me a few years after it occurred before I visited the site, and then a few more years before I got the idea to put a photo comparison here. The Shephelah is… Read More »
There are a thousand ways to see Israel. And IBEX is essentially booked up for the forseeable future. So the following comments aren’t because we’re looking for more work. Something just stirs in my blood when I see something represented inaccurately, especially when it’s intended to promote their own interests and put others down at… Read More »
I’m not going to take the time now to make my case for why I don’t think artifacts like the Rosetta Stone and the Bust of Nefertiti should be returned to Egypt. There are many reasons, but here’s one, revealed in this article in today’s NY Times: the deplorable state of the Egyptian Museum. The… Read More »
I thought I’d go to bed early when I saw the TMS Alumni blog calling for contributions from alumni who are abroad. Penciling a few thoughts led to writing a whole post and now I’m going to bed late. In short, I gave a brief explanation of what IBEX is doing and why I love… Read More »