Tom Powers just sent this to me, for any readers in the Jerusalem area: DATE: Monday, 03 October 2005 TIME: 6 p.m. TITLE: “The Archaeological Traces of the Crusader Presence in the Holy Land” SPEAKER: Dr. Khader Salameh This is an illustrated lecture in English, with simultaneous translation in French. Admission is free. Free parking… Read More »
After mentioning the prize in yesterday’s post, I received the Zondervan Academic catalog in the mail which has info about the “NIV Archaeological Study Bible.” As I mentioned before, I wrote about 13 articles and contributed more than 100 photos, so I’m interested in its publication. A few comments for any others who might be… Read More »
There were some interesting guesses to the question of what is hanging on my bedroom wall. Indeed, I do have the jawbone of a donkey (and I used it yesterday when telling the Samson story at Beth Shemesh), but I keep it on a shelf in my office and not on the wall of my… Read More »
Well, maybe not, but I can now claim the dubious distinction of having my name cut into someone’s hair. I did not initiate, motivate, or encourage such behavior. I only found out after the deed was done. Today was the Shephelah trip and it went well. In addition to a number of “regular” sites, we… Read More »
A prize to the first person who can tell me (via a comment) what is hanging on my bedroom wall. It’s been there for some years, and I’m expecting that some of the readers of this blog have seen it. Although random guesses could be fun too :-). Tomorrow we go to the Shephelah, and… Read More »
The third frequent failure I see in students is the disregard of instructions. That includes both written guidelines and spoken words. There is not a single cause for this. Some simply think that they’ll remember and then they don’t (see Sin #2). Some don’t take the time to read the material given to them. Some… Read More »
I was intending merely to add a new link to my previous post Take Photo Now, Find Story Later, but the article in Haaretz is so good that I decided to mention it separately. If you’re interested in the Jewish presence in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City, and its connection with archaeology, this… Read More »
A visitor went by the “palace of David” excavations and got some good shots (I wonder if he climbed the fence?) which are posted on deinde. The photos are better than mine, which I haven’t posted anyway. And he has a few comments to help you get your bearings. High-res photos are here. HT: Jim… Read More »
A while back I listened to a series of messages that John MacArthur gave at seminary chapel. One portion in particular got my attention and I went back and transcribed it. I include it below for your benefit, with the note that it’s from an audio message (bolding is mine). We are in process and… Read More »
Today was a glorious day. Fortunately I was in town early for a lecture and had some free time before the church service, and I took advantage of it. I confess that of late I have become something of a poofy white cloud fanatic. So often the sky in Israel is flat blue and when… Read More »