What’s in a Style? Minoanizing Paintings in the Eastern Mediterranean
Do similarities in style mean a shared set of styles, craftsmen, or a network? The mid-second millennium BCE case of Minoan-like paintings in Near Eastern palaces shows the problem
Pilgrimages and Expeditions to the Holy Land, Egypt and Rome: The Spanish Experience
Spanish travel to biblical places has been constant since the first centuries of Christianity. A particularly rich literature tells of 19th and 20th interest in pilgrimages and mis
Sinai’s Century: The Photographs of the Library of Congress
Photographs capture the contradictions of the Sinai Peninsula, sometime open for visitors and other times restricted. A recent project with Library of Congress brings the landscape
Translating Job as Befits a Great Ancient Work
No biblical text challenges the interpreter more than the Book of Job, with its unusual vocabulary, phrases, and grammar. Translating Job requires an equally unusual range of skill