Summary: Like the Hittite god Telipinu, the God of Israel may sleep soundly while the righteous undergo persecution. Fortunately, God can be awakened with a careful combination of slaps and strokes.
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Summary: COS today: a letter about logs, and 12-Dynasty propaganda, both more exciting than it sounds.
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Summary: Planning some short reading to better understand ancient Egyptian religion.
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Summary: Are any other bloggers are reading The Context of Scripture in a year?
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Summary: This is Biblical Studies Carnival LI.
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Summary: The several “Hebat” goddesses implied in a Hittite votive record, and a point of contact with the biblical Shema.
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Summary: Stealing office supplies, New Hittite period style! (Reading Context of Scripture in a Year).
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Summary: this week in Context of Scripture: scribes write postscripts to each other in the king’s letters, and the royalty of Bronze Age superpowers exchange niceties.
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