Weekend Roundup
With the cooperation of local landowners, a new national park may be established at Tal al-Umayri (el-Umeiri) in Jordan.
Archaeologists have discovered what may be the oldest Roman temple at the foot of Capitoline Hill in Rome.
“The remains of a bustling port and barracks for sailors or military troops have been discovered near the Giza Pyramids.”
Archaeologists working at Tell Abu al-Kharaz in the Jordan Valley believe they have evidence that some of the Sea Peoples settled there ca. 1100 BC.
A new computer system in use by the Israel Antiquities Authority will enable archaeologists to create “a national database of sherds, a kind of sherd Google.” (Haaretz; registration required)
Some of Syria’s historic sites are being destroyed for political reasons.
A Study Guide of Israel: Historical & Geographical, by Arnold Fruchtenbaum is on now on sale at Logos for $18. ($52 used at Amazon.)
The HCSB Study Bible is on sale for the Kindle for $3.
This diagram shows Paul’s missionary journeys in the form of a London subway map.
Leona Glidden Running, co-author of a biography of W. F. Albright, has died.
HT: Joseph Lauer, Jack Sasson, Mark Hoffman
Port and barracks excavated near Giza pyramids.
Photo by AERA.
Labels: Discoveries, Egypt, Jordan, Resources, Syria, Technology, Weekend Roundup
4 Comments:
Logos says the Fruchtland book is $29.95. I also chatted with one of their agents.
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PWorkentine, at Sat Feb 01, 12:23:00 PM
On my computer, it shows it as being on sale. So I'm not sure why that is. I've edited the post above. Thanks for the feedback.
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Todd Bolen, at Sat Feb 01, 01:24:00 PM
The Kindle version of the MacArthur Study Bible is also really cheap right now on Amazon ... only $5.00.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00F13N4AO/713713713-20
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Seth M. Rodriquez, at Mon Feb 03, 07:01:00 PM
And here's one more:
If you join Crossway's Impact program (for a donation of any size), you can purchase the ESV Study Bible online for $5.99. (I use my digital ESVSB frequently, but it cost me $30.) Sale ends Feb 10.
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Todd Bolen, at Mon Feb 03, 08:21:00 PM
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