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September 2019

Vol. 7, No. 9

What鈥檚 in a Style? Minoanizing Paintings in the Eastern Mediterranean

By Constance von R眉den

Do similarities in style mean a shared set of styles, craftsmen, or a network? The mid-second millennium BCE case of Minoan-like paintings in Near Eastern palaces shows the problem is more complicated. Read More

Pilgrimages and Expeditions to the Holy Land, Egypt and Rome: The Spanish Experience

By Mar铆a Luz Mangado Alonso and Am谩ndio Teixeira-Pinto

Spanish travel to biblical places has been constant since the first centuries of Christianity. A particularly rich literature tells of 19th and 20th century interest in pilgrimages and missionizing from acr0ss the Spanish Empire. Read More

Sinai’s Century: The Photographs of the Library of Congress

By Ahmed Shams

Photographs capture the contradictions of the Sinai Peninsula, sometimes open for visitors and other times restricted. A recent project with Library of Congress brings the landscapes to life as never before. Read More

Translating Job as Befits a Great Ancient Work

By Edward L. Greenstein

No biblical text challenges the interpreter more than the Book of Job, with its unusual vocabulary, phrases, and grammar. Translating Job requires an equally unusual range of skills and insights. Read More