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I was sorry to read today that Nahum Sarna, an amazing Bible scholar, passed away June 23rd. His amazing accomplishments are outlined in the NY Times and by his son Jonathan.

Well, this is certainly a shocker. The Shroud of Turin is once again and still a forged relic, according to French scientists who explain how the Shroud was made in the 13th-14th century CE. Who knew? You can check it out here or here.

In two 5-4 rulings, the US Supreme Court ruled today that basically each 10 Commandments display needed to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. They ruled that the display of a framed copy in a KY courtroom was a violation, but that a monument on the grounds of the Texas state Capitol was permissable. The […]

Last week, for a lecture at Tel Zeitah about the Shephelah in the Bronze and Iron Ages, I made a Quicktime movie about 2 Kings 8, the story about how Elisha informs Hazael that he will be king, and how Hazael usurps the throne of Aram. You can see it here.

Some Southern Baptists have established the Happy Trails Cowboy Church. Yeehaw!

According to the NY Times, Israeli doctors and scientists have germinated a 2,000 year old date seed from Masada. They named it, of course, Methuselah.

It’s P, Q, Dtr, and of course, some dude named Wellhausen. Folks we are live with Source Criticism, and thus all but one of the sections of Biblical Studies are completed. Coming soon: Feminist Criticism.

Yo! On the advice of Bart, the techno-artist behind BibleDudes, you should do like I did and listen to last week’s radio show This American Life by Ira Glass about religion in America. You can listen to it using Real Player, it’s an hour long, and I highly recommend it no matter your political/religious views. […]

There is a bit of publicity, my dears, on just how Jesus died. Traditionally Bible scholars claim that Jesus died from asphyxiation, as the weight of the body hanging on the cross eventually makes it impossible to breathe. However, recently an Israeli physician claims that Jesus died from pulmonary embolism, which basically means that a […]

Dude, like there’s a brief discussion of our use of the term “dude” on Akma’s Random Thoughts. Then some Dude named Meg posted the comment “The site has a totally awesome layout just waiting for some hecka-tight content to be added.” Bart is like the one responsible for the layout, so Kudos to him. I […]