Digital Dead Sea Scrolls
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008Darlings, the Dead Sea Scrolls are about to go online. Pretty cool.
Archive for August, 2008
The Name YHWH & Catholic Churches
Thursday, August 14th, 2008The Vatican recently ruled that the name Yahweh can’t be “used or pronounced” in Catholic Masses. The Vatican’s document explains that the name Yahweh was “held to be unpronounceable and hence was replaced during the reading of sacred Scripture by means of the use of an alternate name: ‘Adonai,’ which means ‘Lord.’” The letter also [...]
Gedalyahu
Monday, August 4th, 2008A bulla, or seal impression, bearing the name of Gedalyahu ben Pashur was just found in Jerusalem. Gadalyahu was a minister of King Zedekiah, and is mentioned in Jeremiah 38:1-4.
