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Category Archives: Scholarly articles
State power and the death of a man
The recent death of George Floyd in Minneapolis at the hands (or rather knees) of police officers has caused a wave of protests around the world. The protesters expressed their outrage at police violence and racism. Even though many other … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Assyria, Bible, Biblical Studies, History, Israel, Scholarly articles
Tagged Bible interpretation, Biblical Archaeology, Heroes, Historiography, History, Protest
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The Assyrians in Israel
I published several blog posts on the Assyrian rule of the Levant, especially of the Philistine cities and parts of Judah. see here, here, here, and here. There is a debate among scholars to what extent the Assyrians exploited the … Continue reading
Posted in Assyria, Biblical Studies, Israel, Scholarly articles
Tagged Ancient Israel, Archaeology, Biblical Archaeology, Israel
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The aesthetics of scholarship
“I know archaeology is not always exciting, but does it have to get that boring?”, I often ask myself when reading through another archaeological article. The language is stilted, the sentences dry, the concepts uninspiring. Yes, I do understand that … Continue reading
Assyrians on the Mediterranean Coast
The discussion and articles on the Assyrian presence in the Levant keep coming. The latest is by Yifat Thareani and is entitled The Empire and the “Upper Sea”: Assyrian Control Strategies along the Southern Levantine Coast, published in BASOR 375 … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Assyria, Scholarly articles
Tagged Biblical Archaeology, Philistines
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The tabun and its misidentification in the archaeological record
Recently the article The tabun and its misidentification in the archaeological record by Jennie Ebeling and M. Rogel was published in the journal Levant. It examines the current and past use of tabun bread ovens in the Levant. For a … Continue reading
The Old Testament as part of Christian Scriptures
In this post I’ll depart from my usual topic of illustrating the world of the Bible to discussing aspects of the Bible’s relevance for today. I want to pick up a theological discussion that has even spilled over into the … Continue reading
After Byzantine rule
Between 630 and 640 AD/CE the Holy Land was wrested from the Byzantine Empire by Muslim Arab forces, only a few years after the Byzantine Empire had reconquered the land from the Persians. The Persian occupation does not seem to … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Scholarly articles
Tagged Archaeology, Israel, Judah, Palestine
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Byzantine times in the Holy Land
The period of densest settlement in the land of Israel before the 1950s was the Byzantine Period, from the 4th to the 7th century CE (AD). At this time the territory was governed by Roman emperors based in Byzantium (Constantinople, … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Discussion, Scholarly articles
Tagged Archaeology, Byzantine Period, Israel, Judah, Palestine, Survey
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Jerusalem Cave at Khirbet Beit Lei
In 1961 an ancient burial cave was uncovered during road construction not far from Lachish. It was east of the site of Khirbet Bei Lei (Horvat Loya). The cave has been opened up and is now visible just beside the … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Bible, Discussion, Fiction, Judah, Lachish, Scholarly articles
Tagged Ancient Israel, Ancient Judah, Biblical Archaeology, Daughter of Lachish, inscription, Judah
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The model of a modern Archaeologist
Last semester I read the following poem which so aptly describes the mindset of many a modern archaeologist. I was just reminded about it by a facebook friend. I am the very model of a modern Archaeologist: a geoethnoarchaeoeconomobiologist, I’ve … Continue reading
Imagining the past: Archaeology and the Bible 