Over at Ralph the Sacred River Ed Cook wonders where this mis-translation of TgPsJ t Gen 4 comes from. I notice that it is common to quote the Targum Pseudo-Jonathan to Genesis 4:1 as Mahlon Smith does at his website, where we find this translation: And Adam knew that his […]
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Remember Asterix and Obelix? Of course you do, I learned most of my German from that dynamic duo. Do you play World of Warcraft or DandD? Well neither do I, but do you enjoy fantasy? Well, I have just found a very funny new web comic that reminds me of […]
I had to post this, just for the reference to toots. House hearing on global warming features politics, research, and flatulent dinosaurs Members of Congress who bring dinosaur flatulence into a debate over climate change tread on dangerous territory, given their own reputations for producing hot air. (Via Chronicle.com – […]
FINAL UPDATE? I am not sure what worked and what didn’t but I am working my way back to 3k2. So far so good…again. UPDATE THE LAST: Changing the theme and deleting the old one (3K2) did it. Clearly it was the javascript having the same name causing all the […]
The following email should have arrived the other day to all SBL members. I also wanted specifically to remind folks about the Aramaic Studies Session. We hope to have two sections, one focusing upon Aramaic texts/issues relating to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Propose your paper now and avoid the rush! […]
An open letter from the man himself. When you consider that the majority of music is still (apparently) sold via CD and that those are then “ripped” the whole DRM concern/model makes little sense. Go man, go.
The SBL Book Review email arrived and I was pleasantly surprised to see a review of my book, The Rabbinic Targum of Lamentations, by my friend Jan-Wim Wesselius. The review can be found here. It is a very positive and friendly review. I just want to make a couple of […]
A colleague just sent me these. Priceless. Go forth and enjoy! Rowan Atkinson (mr. Bean) Welcome to hell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJA9RPX9mRY Sermon/lecture: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTzXJMU1sLc Eddie Izzard: Church of England http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ope-1Zb5t-k
I am thrilled that Payton, I mean the Colts won, but I am sorely disappointed in the ads. (The main reason to watch a SB without the Cowboys in it.) See for yourself here.