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the dude abides: on the new coen brothers movie and cathleen falsani book
during my excavation at omrit, israel in 2004, dig directors j. andrew overman and dan schowalter began calling me ‘the dude’ because of my long curly hair, my penchant for wearing pajama bottoms...
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i wonder if this talk will be any good? magness on cargill
brite divinity school has announced that dr. jodi magness, the kenan distinguished professor of teaching excellence in early judaism at the university of north carolina, chapel hill, will give a...
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a great new book on the bronze age aegean edited by eric cline
the oxford handbook of the bronze age aegean, edited by friend and colleague eric h. cline, is now available for purchase. there is a great write-up on marsia sfakianou bealby’s challenging the past...
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a new bedtime book for adults
A colleague forwarded me a link to a new bedtime book that will be released just before the birth of my son, MacLaren. Go the F**k to Sleep is a children’s bedtime book for adults by Adam Mansbach...
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UPDATE: Samuel L. Jackson reads ‘Go the F**k to Sleep’
I reported on this last month, but it wasn’t perfect enough. Samuel L. Jackson has been hired to read the audio version of the new comedic children’s book, ‘Go the F**k to Sleep. Obligatory caution:...
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eBook ‘Archaeology 2.0: New Approaches to Communication & Collaboration’ now...
There is a new digitally-published (like!) book available at the University of California’s eScholarship repository entitled, Archaeology 2.0: New Approaches to Communication and Collaboration. The...
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fuller seminary’s ‘the burner’ blog reviews mark driscoll’s new book on sex...
David Moore of “The Burner” (Fuller Theological Seminary’s blog), has posted two reviews of Pastor Mark Driscoll’s (and his submissive-by-God’s-command wife, Grace’s) new book, Real Marriage: The Truth...
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you must buy this book: Portrayals of Economic Exchange in the Book of Kings...
The latest from Brill is “Portrayals of Economic Exchange in the Book of Kings” by my colleague and friend, Dr. Roger S. Nam. Here’s the blurb: With the growing proliferation of literature concerning...
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Congrats to Elaine Pagels: NY Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers List
Hearty congratulations are in order to Princeton University’s Harrington Spear Paine Foundation Professor of Religion, Dr. Elaine Pagels, for making the NY Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestsellers List...
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From Death to Life: Conversion in Joseph and Aseneth by Dr. Randall D. Chesnutt
This book was published long before I began blogging, but I wanted to make sure and highlight it. From Death to Life: Conversion in Joseph and Aseneth was published by Sheffield Academic Press in 1995...
View ArticleWhy I Wrote ‘The Cities that Built the Bible’
On March 15, 2016, HarperCollins will be releasing my latest book, The Cities that Built the Bible. You can read more about the book and preorder your copy today at http://citiesthatbuiltthebible.com....
View ArticleRead a chapter of “The Cities that Built the Bible” for free
My new book, The Cities that Built the Bible, won’t be released until March 15, 2016, but you can read an excerpt for free online today. In fact, you can read the complete text of Chapter 9: Qumran,...
View ArticleTHE CITIES THAT BUILT THE BIBLE is on sale today!
Today is the day. The long-awaited arrival of THE CITIES THAT BUILT THE BIBLE has come and the book is on sale today in fine bookstores everywhere. PREORDERED BOOK DELIVERY For those of you who...
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