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https://www.crossway.org/articles/what-is-gods-holy-mountain/

Dr T. Desmond Alexander is a great writer. He writes a lot on the Pentateuch and biblical theology. His books on OT often cover a biblical theological sweep e.g. From Paradise to the Promised Land: An Introduction to the Pentateuch (1995). He has also written From Eden to the New Jerusalem: An Introduction to Biblical Theology

http://www.asor.org/anetoday/2017/12/child-sacrifice-ancient-israel

just last week, we covered Jeremiah 7 in class where the prophet accused his contemporaries of offering child sacrifices at Topheth in the Valley of Hinnom. the Valley of Hinnom at the southern end of the city of Jerusalem was used to burn rubbish and by the time of the NT, it was obviously still in use. Jesus referred to the

after a hiatus of a year (where the reb's bytes and bits took off on facebook), oldtestamentpassion.blogspot.com will be back in action. so, keep glue to updates...links can be found on the bytes and bits.

Oldest alphabet identified as Hebrew
Controversial claim argues that ancient Israelites turned Egyptian hieroglyphics into letters

SAN ANTONIO — The world’s earliest alphabet, inscribed on stone slabs at several Egyptian sites, was an early form of Hebrew, a controversial new analysis concludes.

Israelites living in Egypt transformed that civilization’s hieroglyphics into Hebrew 1.0 more than

Abel Beth Maacah in the Bible

Inside the 2014 excavations of a Biblical site in Northern Israel: Part I

Lauren Monroe   •  07/07/2014

Cornell University professor Lauren Monroe shares an update from the second season of excavation at Abel Beth Maacah, directed by Robert A. Mullins and Nava Panitz-Cohen. Check back with us for more posts on this new excavation project as the season

Book of Leviticus Verses Recovered from Burnt Hebrew Bible Scroll




Oldest Hebrew Bible scroll since the Dead Sea Scrolls found at Ein Gedi
Robin Ngo  •  09/23/2016

This Bible History Daily feature was originally published in 2015. It has been updated.—Ed.

 
A charred Hebrew Bible scroll was discovered in the Torah ark in a Byzantine synagogue at Ein Gedi, Israel. Photo: Shai

What Is Coptic and Who Were the Copts in Ancient Egypt?

A short history of ancient Egyptian language

Megan Sauter  •  08/15/2016

This Bible History Daily feature was originally published in 2015.—Ed.

 

WHAT IS COPTIC, AND WHO WERE THE COPTS?
Dated to the fourth–fifth century C.E., the Codex Grazier is written in the Coptic language—the fifth and final stage of ancient

Humble olive pits are prime find at exhibit from ancient city associated with King David

Artifacts from Khirbet Qeiyafa, which dates back 3,000 years to the dawn of the Kingdom of Judah, go on display at Bible Lands Museum for first time


Olive pits may be the afterthought of a meal, but they’re a crucial clue found at a biblical site near Jerusalem that is the focus of a new exhibit, “In the

What Is the Oldest Hebrew Bible?

The formation of the Hebrew Bible from the Dead Sea Scrolls to the Aleppo Codex

Jennifer Drummond  •  11/01/2015


What is the oldest Hebrew Bible? That is a complicated question. The Dead Sea Scrolls are fragments of the oldest Hebrew Bible text, while the Aleppo Codex and the Leningrad Codex are the oldest complete versions, written by the

free online torah in 3 languages - hebrew, english and russian.
you can access the hebrew torah online.
click on the url below:

http://www.publishersrow.com/etorah/