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November 30, 2010
A 41 Year Old Quesadilla – Bon Appétit
While making arrangements for a group lunch this Thursday, I noticed this item on the menu, Aged Cheese Quesadilla (1969) Cheddar and Jack Cheeses Grilled in a Handmade Flour Tortilla. (with Beef, Roasted Pork or...Read all of "A 41 Year Old Quesadilla – Bon Appétit"
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November 29, 2010
Biblical Studies -Rhetorical Weaponry and Methodological Naturalism
Hector Avalos has a new Bible and Interpretation essay, “Six Anti-Secularist Themes: Deconstructing Religionist Rhetorical Weaponry.” Hector argues that rhetoric often substitutes for substance in discussions of the place of Biblical Studies in the academy. This seems rather uncontroversial to...Read all of "Biblical Studies -Rhetorical Weaponry and Methodological Naturalism"
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November 28, 2010
On Understanding And Liking
I’m telling this story now because I anticipate referencing it by way of analogy in a day or two. For a small part of my career, the distribution manager for the company I worked for at the time reported to...Read all of "On Understanding And Liking"
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November 27, 2010
Another Attempt At 19th Century Synchronism
Stephen Mathew and Jeyaraj Pandian and a fair number of their colleagues must have missed most of the twentieth century and a good part of the nineteenth when it comes to biblical scholarship. Medical researchers Stephen Mathew and Jeyaraj Pandian...Read all of "Another Attempt At 19th Century Synchronism "
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November 26, 2010
Four Stone Hearth Up At afarensis
Head over to afarensis’ place for the 106th edition of the anthropology web carnival Four Stone Hearth. You’ll find lots of good stuff....Read all of "Four Stone Hearth Up At afarensis"
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November 25, 2010
I Give Thanks
I thank Shirley for bringing both spice and stability to my life. I thank our children for teaching me more than I ever taught them. I think the members of our Thursday lunch group for all those great hugs. I...
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November 24, 2010
Israel Before Merenptah?
Peter van der Veen, Christoffer Theis, and Manfred Görg have republished an abnormally interesting inscription on an artifact in the Berlin Egyptian Museum. I say “republication” because its been published a couple of time before, most recently by Manfred Görg...Read all of "Israel Before Merenptah?"
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November 23, 2010
A Sumerian Descriptive Grammar
A recently published Sumerian grammar is available online. It is Abraham Hendrik Jagersma’s, Leiden University, doctoral thesis. Everyone who works with Akkadian texts runs up against situations where some knowledge of Sumerian is essential. At the most basic level, this...Read all of "A Sumerian Descriptive Grammar"
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November 20, 2010
Socrates On Break
Or maybe he wants a belly rub....Read all of "Socrates On Break"
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November 19, 2010
This Here This
The other day I wrote a short post on the Ugaritic phrase w . hndt . yṯb . lmspr that is on the left edge of KTU 1.19. My question was, to what does hndt refer. Well, I’ve spent some...
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November 18, 2010
Seth Sanders On Scribes and Craftsmen
Over at Service the Word, Seth Sanders has an interesting set of seven "modest proposals" concerning “Scribes and Craftsmen, Inscriptions and Audiences in the Iron Age Levant.” He’s even threatens us with more in the future. So far, all of...Read all of "Seth Sanders On Scribes and Craftsmen"
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November 17, 2010
The Heresy Of Not Believing: Life In Prison Or Death?
It seems that for Walid Husayin those may his best options. And he will not get to choose. Residents of Qalqiliya say they had no idea that Walid Husayin — the 26-year-old son of a Muslim scholar — was leading...Read all of "The Heresy Of Not Believing: Life In Prison Or Death?"
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November 16, 2010
What’s This ”This”?
I’ve been working on a footnote to a footnote and I ran across something that, depending on what it means, may be abnormally interesting. The left edge of KTU 1.19, part of the Aqhat legend, reads, w . hndt ....Read all of "What’s This ”This”?"
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November 14, 2010
Applause! Applause!
As we often do on Saturday evenings, last night Shirley and I went to a free concert. As usual, the music was great. Perhaps because of my own minor infirmity, I paid more attention to the audience and the applause...Read all of "Applause! Applause!"
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November 12, 2010
Mark Twain On Deception
“[W]hen a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.” - Mark Twain, February 14, 1906, dictation, Autobiography of Mark Twain, I, 357 I’ve added this to the list of Mark Twain quotations...Read all of "Mark Twain On Deception"
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November 11, 2010
Diagramming Philosophy
Kevin Scharp of The University of Ohio philosophy department makes diagrams of the history of western philosophy. Scharp is a “big fan of diagrams" and he sure has created some gigantic diagrams. They’re abnormally interesting but be patient. Even with...Read all of "Diagramming Philosophy"
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November 10, 2010
Four Stone Hearth – The Abnormal Edition
Giustiniani Hestia fromSeyffert, Dictionary ofClassical Antiquities, 1894 Welcome to the 105th edition of Four Stone Hearth, the anthropology web carnival featuring abnormal posts for the period October 27 to, well, today. I thank those who suggested the abnormally interesting...Read all of "Four Stone Hearth – The Abnormal Edition"
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November 9, 2010
Religious Muck Run Amok
Jim Davila has two abnormally troubling posts on PaleoJudaica.com. The first concerns the disposition of per-Islamic religious artifacts in Saudi Arabia. It seems that the question is whether things like ancient crosses should be destroyed or just covered up. Read...Read all of "Religious Muck Run Amok"
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November 8, 2010
Ramses III Inscription Found In Saudi Arabia
Arab News reports, The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) announced Sunday that Saudi archaeologists have discovered an ancient hieroglyphic inscription mentioning an Egyptian pharaoh on a rock near the ancient oasis of Tayma, Tabuk province. The discovery, about...Read all of "Ramses III Inscription Found In Saudi Arabia"
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November 7, 2010
A New Scholarly Society and A Few Iconic Thoughts
A group of scholars, largely, but far from totally, associated with Syracuse University, have launched a new research society, The Society for Comparative Research on Iconic and Performative Texts (SCRIPT). Like all good scholarly societies, they’ve issued a call for...Read all of "A New Scholarly Society and A Few Iconic Thoughts"
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November 6, 2010
Four Stone Hearth - Nominations Are Now Open
Actually, nominations for the upcoming anthropology carnival have been open since October 27th. I will be hosting Four Stone Hearth here this Wednesday. Be sure to nominate you favorite post. Please let me or our fearless leader Afarensis know by...Read all of "Four Stone Hearth - Nominations Are Now Open"
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The Internet And The Common Thief
Many bloggers and other internet publishers, license the use of their stuff under some form of Creative Commons License. I do. But Monica Gaudio goes one step further with her material at Gode Cookery Presents. Of example she wrote, “A...Read all of "The Internet And The Common Thief"
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November 5, 2010
A Man, His Wife And A Snake
The other day I posted a small sampling from the 200 plus snake related omens in tablets 22-26 of the Akkadian omen series Shumma Alu ina mele Shakin. Today, I will focus on just those omens that mention women. Let’s...Read all of "A Man, His Wife And A Snake"
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November 3, 2010
Making California Harder Govern, Again
There are many of things that might be said about yesterday's election but I think this from Kevin Drum at Mother Jones tells the most significant story of the California part of that election about as well as it can...Read all of "Making California Harder Govern, Again"
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November 2, 2010
On Using Digital Tools In Research
Phillip Barron posts “Four principles of using digital tools to assist humanities research” on nicomachus.net. His whole post is of interest but I particularly liked his closing paragraph. Much of scholarship is hard work and deliberation. But some of it...Read all of "On Using Digital Tools In Research "
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November 1, 2010
Things Could Get Worse
Tomorrow those of us who live in the United States will vote and if you are a registered voter in that election, I address this post to you. Since I am a registered voter in this election, I also address...Read all of "Things Could Get Worse"
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