When ‘Dumb’ Beasts Raise Their Voices: Speaking Animals in Ancient Graeco-Roman and Near Eastern Literature
April 2022 | Vol. 10.4 By Hedwig Schmalzgruber A pig, loved by all, a young quadruped, here I lie, having left behind the soil of Dalmatia after being offered as a gift.I walked Dy
Isaiah – Prophet, Book, and Message
march 2022 | Vol. 10.3 By Andrew T. Abernethy In my office hangs an etching of “Isaiah” by Irvin Amen. Why would a Jewish artist want to etch a prophet from 2800 years ago? Why
Dreams of Early Ancient Egypt
February 2022 | Vol. 10.2 By Kasia Szpakowska If time travel were possible, we could simply ask Ancient Egyptians about their dreams. Instead, we must make do with the scant record
Aspects of Daily Life in Ancient Egyptian Letters
Ancient Egyptian art gives an idealized view of that world. In contrast, letters are personal and direct, as in what happens when a leased donkey isn’t returned on time.
A Treasure Quest in the Copper Scroll from Qumran
The Copper Scroll from Qumran has puzzled scholars and the public since its discovery in 1952. Are the treasures it describes real or imaginary? And is the journey to find them rea
![Picture of the Theodotus Inscription from the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel: “Theodotus—son of Vettenus, priest and the ruler of the synagogue, son of the ruler of the synagogue, and grandson of the ruler of the synagogue—built this synagogue, which his ancestors, the elders, and Simonides laid the foundation of, for the reading of the Law and the teaching of its commands. [He built] the guest-chamber, the rooms, and the plumbing for the lodging of those who are in need from a foreign country” (Hannah M. Cotton et al., Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaeae/Palaestinae: A Multilingual Corpus of Inscriptions from Alexander to Muhammad [Berlin: de Gruyter, 2008], I.1.9; © and translation by D. Clint Burnett).](https://i0.wp.com/anetoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Image-6.jpg?fit=1000%2C603&ssl=1)
Reading Inscriptions Alongside the New Testament
April 2021 | Vol. 9.4 By D. Clint Burnett Inscriptions, messages engraved on durable materials, play an important but underappreciated role in our earliest Christian documents, inc
The Greek Alphabet: Older Than You May Think?
March 2019 | Vol. 7.3 By Willemijn Waal The Greek alphabet is often considered to be the first ‘true’ alphabet, from which all modern alphabets are derived. So why does it look