Tag Archives: DSS
Trying to Understand Scribal Practices
Among the many advantages of studying in Jerusalem are the many wonderful opportunities for class-outings. Not since elementary school have I been on so many field trips. Last week, I managed to get myself on a tour of The Shrine of … Continue reading
GoogleDSS!
In its continued mission “to organize the world’s information and make it accessible and useful”, Google, in partnership with the Israel Museum, has developed an absolutely beautiful and powerful site for the viewing of the following Dead Sea scrolls: The Great … Continue reading
Around the Web- September 20, 2011
First, in local news, we’d like to formally announce the opening of our Twitter account. You can now follow us @TalmudBlog. Thanks to our handy-dandy twitter-widget, our updates appear on the blog itself as well. The new issue of the “Safranim’s … Continue reading
Recently Announced Books
Eisenbruans has announced a new volume of editions of magic bowls. Aramaic Bowl Spells: Jewish Babylonian Aramaic Bowls Volume One will include bowls from the very important Schøyen Collection, and is being edited by Shaul Shaked, J.N. Ford, and Siam Bhayro. Shaked … Continue reading
Some Less-Well-Known-but-Useful Electronic Resources- Guest Post by Richard Hidary
This guest post is by Talmudblog friend Richard Hidary, who runs the extremely helpful website rabbinics.org. 1. ובלכתך בדרך is a free iPad and iPhone app with lots of rabbinic and halakhic works and much more, just search for “onyourway” in the app store. … Continue reading
SBL Conference, Day 2 Part 2- Guest Post by Ari Lamm
This is the last post in a three part series of guest posts by Ari Lamm. For prior installments see the Guest Contributors page. During my back-and-forth with Paul Heger I had to make the trek from the back of … Continue reading
SBL Conference Day 2 – Guest Post by Ari Lamm
continued from day 1 I got a bit of a later start on Tuesday than I had on Monday. Busy packing up our London apartment for our move back to New York – my wife and daughter had already made … Continue reading
A New Reading of 4Q251 8
Note: Events and reviews are the mainstay of the blog, but some original research and thoughts will of course be posted from time to time. The ideas in these posts are not finished pieces. Rather, they are ideas thrown out … Continue reading
SBL Conference Day 1- Guest Post by Ari Lamm
1) Given the quick-draw character of my notes upon which the following is based, I obviously do not claim to have represented accurately the views of the presenters or session participants themselves. These are merely my impressions of what was … Continue reading
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