Israel National Archaeological Database

The Israel Antiquities Authority has launched the Israel National Archaeological Database. I have only been able to dabble but this looks like an incredible resource for those interested in biblical archaeology. You can access it here.

Luke 15

Whereas the Parable of the Prodigal Son often gets the lion's share of attention in Luke 15, Ian Paul has a good discussion of the two parables that proceed it. You can check out Ian's post here.

The Latest Issue of the Review of Biblical Literature

The latest issue of Review of Biblical Literature is out. Reviews can be accessed by clicking the links below but unfortunately you must be a SBL member to read them.

Andrew T. Abernethy, Discovering Isaiah: Content, Interpretation, Reception (Eerdmans)
Shawn Zelig Aster

Shaye J. D. Cohen, Robert Goldenberg, and Hayim Lapin, eds., The Oxford Annotated Mishnah (Oxford University Press)
Joshua Schwartz

Nijay K. Gupta and John K. Goodrich, eds., Sin and Its Remedy in Paul (Clarke)
Stuart B. Langley

Pieter B. Hartog, Shulamit Laderman, Vered Tohar, and Archibald L. H. M. van Wieringen, eds., Jerusalem and Other Holy Places as Foci of Multireligious and Ideological Confrontation (Brill)
Rivka Ulmer

Murray J. Harris, Paul—His Life, Letters, and Teaching: Convenient Summaries (Cascade)
Carl N. Toney

Yii-Jan Lin, Immigration and Apocalypse: How the Book of Revelation Shaped American Immigration (Yale University Press)
Lynn R. Huber

Enoch O. Okode, Christ the Gift and the Giver: Paul’s Portrait of Jesus as the Supreme Royal Benefactor in Romans 5:1–11 (Pickwick)
Grace Wing-yi AU

Joseph Yahalom, Yehudah Halevi: The Secular Poems; The Original Diwan with Supplements [Hebrew] (Magnes)
Federico Dal Bo