BibleDudes Blog

Hey internet world, you can study Christianity online at Lund University. But be warned, I noticed the school was founded in 1666. Might be a human number.

David Noel Freedman, one of the most prolific and influential Bible scholars who ever lived, passed away yesterday. Jeff and I had the privilege of studying under Professor Freedman at the University of California, San Diego. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.

Bibledudes’ favorite Moses, and accomplished Ben-Hur chariot racer, Charlton Heston, passed away over the weekend. Thanks for the memories Mr Heston.

Darlings, the Bibledudes blog is mentioned in the Chronicle of Higher Education, and someone even comments that I’m as insidious as Camel Joe.

Donkeys might have been domesticated way back in ancient Egypt, really ancient, like 3,000 BCE according to Fionna Marshall. This seems to be based on the discovery of 10 donkey skeletons found near an Egyptian king’s tomb.

There’s some chatter relating to Benny Shanon’s theory that Exodus 19, with the thunder and noise at Mt. Sinai might have been caused by plants in the Sinai Desert that contained hallucinogens.
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The article’s subtitle says “but scholars scoff.” Listen closely, as I have something important to say Darlings: SSSSCCCOOOOOOFFFFFFFFF!

Alexandra Zavis for the LA Times writes about the illegal digging of artifacts in Iraq here.

Kevin Peraino and Joanna Chen published an interesting article in Newsweek called “Archaeology vs. Ideology: In Jerusalem, digging into the past only fuels the fight over the future. Link. To quote the article, “Among God’s real-estate agents, it seems, there is no monopoly on self-righteousness.” Hee-Hawwwww!

Darlings, Marjo Korpel has argued that a previously excavated seal is in fact the seal of Ahab’s wife, the infamous Jezebel. However, Christopher Rollston argues that it ain’t.