http://bibledudes.com/blog Dude! A totally awesome blog about the Bible and other stuff!!! Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:25:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There's been quite a bit of coverage regarding a wall uncovered by Eilat Mazar in Jerusalem that belongs to the first Temple period. There is currently a big debate on whether it's 10th century, from the time of Solomon, or later. http://bibledudes.com/blog/2010/02/24/a-famous-wall-found-in-jerusalem-is-it-solomonic/ Some researchers claim that King Tutankamen died from malaria. However, other scientists dispute the claims, arguing that the conclusions overstep the boundaries provided by the evidence. http://bibledudes.com/blog/2010/02/17/king-tut-and-skeeters/ The Onion resurrects Nisroch, the Assyrian god of agriculture, for an energy drink advertisement. http://bibledudes.com/blog/2010/02/15/nisroch/ Mi zeh omer yakhvosh et hatsaddikim! Mi zeh! Mi zeh! (link) http://bibledudes.com/blog/2010/02/03/jewish-saints-fans/ This is an interesting article by Kwok Pui-Ian about Avatar and the Bible. http://bibledudes.com/blog/2010/01/12/avatar-and-the-bible/ It's the Green Bible, made with recycled paper and with words that are nice to nature in green. http://bibledudes.com/blog/2010/01/03/the-green-bible/ Dude, check out Punk Torah. http://bibledudes.com/blog/2009/11/11/punk-torah/ French archaeologists have discovered a dugong sanctuary in the United Arab Emirates dating to ca. 3500 BCE. http://bibledudes.com/blog/2009/09/27/holy-sea-cow/ The NIV Bible, the best selling Bible translation in North America, appears bound for an update. http://bibledudes.com/blog/2009/09/01/new-new-international-version/ A team led by Professor Adam Zertal might have found Gilgal. http://bibledudes.com/blog/2009/06/22/gilgal/