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Posted on January 21, 2021January 21, 2021

Bronze to Iron – Creation of Soul

Burial and ideas about the afterlife are topics which have interested me for quite some time. I'm particularly interested in the historical changes which accompany…

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Posted on January 7, 2021January 7, 2021

Peaceful Transfer of Power

Today, what's on everyone's mind is the transfer of power. How this has happened in the past is a topic which interests me greatly (see…

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Posted on December 31, 2020

Dead Sea Scrolls and the Beginnings of Christianity

At this time of year, Jesus' birth is celebrated around the world by Christians.  His birth is part of the legacy which would result in…

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Posted on December 10, 2020December 13, 2020

Hanukkah 2020

When I first conceived this series for the holiday of Hanukkah, I wanted to focus on the Negev and Beer Sheva. Problem is, no part…

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Posted on December 3, 2020December 3, 2020

Good Name and Good Oil

A Good Name is better than Good Oil - Ecclesiastes 7:1 During the holiday of Hanukkah, much of the ritual surrounds oil. The menorah, which…

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Posted on November 19, 2020November 19, 2020

Beer Sheva Copper

There is always new research coming out and amazing things are found every day in Israel. There are so many one-of-a-kind discoveries that it is…

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Posted on October 22, 2020October 6, 2020

Avoiding Debt

What would you do to avoid debt collectors? There are lots of interesting stories of people and populations throughout the ages who changed some part…

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Posted on October 8, 2020October 8, 2020

Tents or Houses?

When looking at the interface between biblical text and archaeology, we need to determine to what degree broken walls, fragments and stones can tell the…

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Posted on October 1, 2020August 2, 2020

Living in Tents

We approach the season of Sukkot, when Jews are commanded to live in tents to remember the 40 years of living in the desert before…

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Posted on September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

Games in the Negev

My family is obsessive about playing games. As a little girl growing up in Minnesota, playing games with my grandparents and cousins was the activity…

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