Weekend Roundup, Part 1

Bryan Windle has begun a series of posts on Jericho and Joshua’s conquest based on his extensive research.

Pomegranates may be one of the seven species of the land of Israel, but right now it’s not economical to farm them and so production has plummeted.

Nathan Steinmeyer explains why the Jewish holidays appear to jump around from year to year.

The NY Times reports on the effect of the Gaza War on archaeological artifacts in the area (gift link).

Haaretz has a paywalled article about the future of the Rockefeller Museum.

Chris McKinny and Kyle Keimer dive into the history of biblical archaeology on the latest episode of the BiblicalWorld podcast.

The 28th Annual Bible and Archaeology Fest will be held in Boston on Nov 21 to 23, with an online option available. Speakers include Aaron Burke, Eric Cline, Glenn Corbett, Erin Darby, William Dever, Pamela Gaber, Yuval Gadot, Mark Goodacre, James Hoffmeier, Ann Killebrew, Mary Joan Winn Leith, Jodi Magness, Eric Meyers, Carol Meyers, Elizabeth Schrader Polczer, Thomas Schmidt, William Schniedewind, and James Tabor.

Online on Oct 4: Jerusalem Seminary is hosting a free lecture by Noel Rabinowitz on “Jesus, Atonement and the High Holidays.” If you are registering for a semester course, you can write “Bible Places” in the “who referred you” field and the registration fee will be waived.

Available at a pre-pub discount on Logos: Faith-Affirming Findings: 50 Archaeological Discoveries That Validate the Historicity and Reliability of Scripture, by Paul D. Weaver (Kregel, $25)

Zach Miller recently hosted me on his What Your Pastor Didn’t Tell You podcast to discuss the Mesha Stele and how it relates to 2 Kings 3.

HT: Agade, Gordon Franz, Joseph Lauer, Explorator