itihasa drew my attention to a New York Times article with her blurb: A three-foot-tall tablet with 87 lines of Hebrew that scholars believe dates from the decades just before the birth of Jesus is causing a quiet stir in biblical and archaeological circles, especially because it may speak of a messiah who will rise from the dead after three days. The ( Read more... )

How amazing is it, that there is still something new of the Master's to discover? I never get to find things like this tucked into my things! That said, I'm turning in: I've been up working for 32 hours and I've earned my rest.

Vatican: Michelangelo Sketch Found
Dec 6, 3:52 PM (ET)

By FRANCES D'EMILIO


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Institute to Get Ancient Bible ParchmentNov 8, 9:17 PM (ET ( Read more... )

One of the oldest large Gospel manuscripts has been donated to the Vatican Library, which should make it more accessible to the world, given the public treasure that is the Vatican Museums.

American's donation lets pope peruse oldest copy of St. Luke's GospelBy Cindy Wooden ( Read more... )

Beams reveal Archimedes' hidden writings
By TERENCE CHEA, Associated Press Writer Sat Aug 5, 2:28 AM ET ( Read more... )

This is BIG: potentially even conclave-big! One of my fellow theologians just sent me the following news item--the kind of thing I as an historian absolutely lust to hear:

From The Independent:
Eureka! Extraordinary discovery unlocks secrets of the ancients
By David Keys and Nicholas Pyke ( Read more... )