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May 2009 News
- Evans: New Bible misleads audience
Montgomery Advertiser: May 31, 2009 - Global warming strongly divides Christian clergy
Tennessean: May 1, 2009 - Seminary rebounds, plans multifaith university
ChristianCentury: May 19, 2009 - Shedding light on the Catacombs of Rome
BBC: May 3, 2009 - Jordan: A kingdom steeped in scriptural history
Independent: May 2, 2009 - In the Footsteps of Hillel: Judaism and Religious Pluralism
Tikun: May 2009 - Helping Christians Reconcile God With Science
Time: May 2, 2009 - Rivlin to preside over dedication of new archeological garden at the Knesset
Jerusalem Post: May 4, 2009 - Do frequent churchgoers support torture?
Boston: May 3, 2009 - The Origins of Christian Anti-Semitism
JCPA: May 2009 - Holy Land pilgrims take wrong Way of the Cross
AFP: May 5, 2009 - Parsing the Pontiff
Newsweek: May 6, 2009 - New Trends in Biblical Scholarship
YU: May 5, 2009 - Turning a critical eye to the Bible
Boston: May 6, 2009 - Evangelism and the Self-Disciplined Christian
Crosswalk: May 6, 2009 - Your Trash, Her Treasure
Forward: May 5, 2009 - Israeli police bust Palestinians with ancient text
AP: May 6, 2009 - A Rare 2,000 Year Old Hebrew Document Written on Papyrus was Seized in an Operation
IAA: May 7, 2009 - Will The Coptic Language Rise Again?
Rantrave: May 7, 2009 - Pope visit boosts Jordanian site of Jesus baptism
Washington Post: May 7, 2009 - The Next Age of Discovery
WSJ: May 8, 2009 - Congressmen to Introduce Bill Recognizing Nation's Judeo-Christian Heritage
CNSNews: May 8, 2009 - Sinai fort may hold clues to ancient Egypt defenses
Reuters: May 7, 2009 - Making the scene in a re-energized Nazareth
MercuryNews: May 7, 2009 - The Bible Says... and Other Myths About Scripture
Religion Dispatches: May 8, 2009 - Rare 2,000 Year Old Hebrew Document Written on Papyrus was Seized in an Operation
ArtDaily: May 11, 2009 - Evidence of woman "king" in ancient Canaan discovered
Israel21c: May 11, 2009 - From the sun to the moon
Jerusalem Post: May 8, 2009 - The remaking of Jerusalem
Herald Tribune: May 10, 2009 - Biography Torah teacher / A revolution of the old
Haaretz: May 10, 2009 - Why Was Jesus Killed? Shimon Gibson's Take
TaborBlog: May 6, 2009 - Anglicans to re-evaluate how they interpret Scripture
ChristianityToday: May 12, 2009 - World's biggest puzzle made in consul's house at Ephesus
Today's Zaman: May 13, 2009 - What St. John Said about the Economic Meltdown
Tikkun: May/June 2009 - At the Crossroads of the Ancient World
Epoch Times: May 12, 2009 - Latin and Aramaic version of Ben Hur approved by Boris Johnson
Telegraph: May 13, 2009 - The American Patriot's Bible
Science Blog: May 13, 2009 - Evolution and the Imago Dei
Beliefnet: May 11, 2009 - Do Jews have a Jesus problem?
Haaretz: May 17, 2009 - Remembering the Names
Religion Today: May 13, 2009 - MIDEAST: Israel Expanding 'Beautifully' In Jerusalem
IPS: May 14, 2009 - Unrequited Love: Evangelicals and Jews
American Thinker: May 14, 2009 - Former fundamentalist 'debunks' Bible
CNN: May 15, 2009 - 17th-century bible represents a period that changed history
Silive: May 14, 2009 - History Professor in Claremont: Dan Brown's "Angels and Demons" is inaccurate
USA-Net: May 15, 2009 - Receiving the Original Text Messages
Forward: May 15, 2009 - A chapter of accidents
Economists: May 14, 2009 - Let my people know!
Jerusalem Post: May 17, 2009 - Don't dumb down the Bible
Jerusalem Post: May 17, 2009 - Artifacts may identify biblical Sodom
Krqe: May 16, 2009 - Pope & Rabbi Square Off Over the Teachings of Jesus
New Oxford review: May 2009 via PaleoJudaica http://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/ - Bible-Quoting Defense Memos and Holy War
WSJ: May 19, 2009 - Funding a Dig in a Recession
TaborBlog: May 18, 2009 - Who was the 'Menachem' whose ancient jug was found in Jerusalem?
Haaretz: May 19, 2009 - First Temple period bone seal with engraved name found in Jerusalem excavations
MFA: May 19, 2009 - Ancient handle with Hebrew text found in Jerusalem
AP: May 20, 2009 - REVIEW: 'Angels & Demons': Book raises questions; Bible has the answers
BPNews: May 20, 2009 - Palestinians to agree to Muslim world sovereignty over Temple Mount
Haaretz: May 21, 2009 - Settlers or Squatters?
Newstatement: May 21, 2009 - RIP by the Waters of the Mighty River Eghegis
The Armenian Weekly: May 18, 2009 - Bill in Congress Would Make 2010 'The Year of the Bible'
Politics Daily: May 22, 2009 - Another "Christian Nation" Resolution
Science Blog: May 22, 2009 - OIC Role Reportedly Proposed as Battle for Jerusalem Heats Up
CNS: May 22, 2009 - A Case for Domestic Abuse in 1 Kings 14? A Look at the Marriage of Jeroboam I
SBL: May 2009 - Jack of All Trades and Master of None: The Case for "Generalist" Scholars in Biblical Scholarship
SBL: May 2009 - Service-Learning, Biblical Studies, and Resurrecting Flooded Bones in New Orleans
SBL: May 2009 - St. Paul the Pacifist: A Christian Response to Torture
Religion Dispatches: May 24, 2009 - Israel's Atlantis
Jerusalem Post: May 21, 2009 - War room is no place for Bible study
Boston: May 25, 2009 - Bible course will not be offered
Times Record News: May 23, 2009 - MANN TALK: Conspicuous Discrepancies in the New Testament
Huntington News: May 25, 2009 - Who was the 'Menachem' whose ancient jug was found in J'lem?
Haaretz: May 21, 2009 - Italians to help Iranians restore tomb of Cyrus the Great
Italv: May 28, 2009 - Gutenberg Bible extract found
Herald Sun: May 29, 2009 - Who Put These Poor Palestinians in Harm's Way?
Trumpet: May 29, 2009 - A history of the Virgin Mary
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