EPISODE · Aug 11, 2021 · 55 MIN
(Almost) Biblical Writing, or How to Go From Lunchboxes to Bureaucracy in Only 300 Years.
from This Week in the Ancient Near East · host thisweekintheancientneareast
It’s only four little letters, well maybe five, but another tiny Iron Age inscription has raised more than a few eyebrows. What’s the significance of this latest scribble? Is it the name of a biblical character, or the name of a guy who didn’t want his lunch stolen? And why are our panelists talking about being stuck in a suburban cul-de-sac? To learn more Five-letter inscription inked 3,100 years ago may be name of biblical judge https://www.timesofisrael.com/five-letter-inscription-inked-3100-years-ago-may-be-name-of-biblical-judge/
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It’s only four little letters, well maybe five, but another tiny Iron Age inscription has raised more than a few eyebrows. What’s the significance of this latest scribble? Is it the name of a biblical character, or the name of a guy who didn’t want his lunch stolen? And why are our panelists talking about being stuck in a suburban cul-de-sac? To learn more Five-letter inscription inked 3,100 years ago may be name of biblical judge https://www.timesofisrael.com/five-letter-inscription-inked-3100-years-ago-may-be-name-of-biblical-judge/
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(Almost) Biblical Writing, or How to Go From Lunchboxes to Bureaucracy in Only 300 Years.
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