Tag Archives: Jim Davila

Why We Need Akkadian (and the Humanities)

By David Larsen | Published: August 16, 2010
The following is from my PhD supervisor Jim Davila’s blog, PaleoJudaica.blogspot.com.  I hope he doesn’t mind me reproducing the entire post, but I feel that it is an important topic and he makes a good argument. WHY WE NEED AKKADIAN is explained in a book review in The Forward: Why We Need Akkadian How One Semitic Language [...]
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New Work Released on The Book of Noah

By David Larsen | Published: July 22, 2010
NEW BOOK published by the SBL: Noah and His Book(s) Michael E. Stone, Aryeh Amihay, Vered Hillel ISBN 1589834887 Status Available Price: $45.95 Binding Paperback Publication Date June, 2010 In a collection of original essays, this book offers new insights on the question of the lost “book of Noah,” as well as studies of Noah’s [...]
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BAR Article on How Errors Crept into the Bible

By David Larsen | Published: June 12, 2010
The following article is from Biblical Archaeology Review and was brought to my attention by Professor Jim Davila’s post at PaleoJudaica.com. The article addresses the significant issue of errors that have been found in the biblical text and how this affects the versions we read today.  The study is based on comparisons between the biblical texts found among the Dead [...]
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Answers to Questions Regarding Heavenly Ascent in Early Jewish and Early Christian Literature

By David Larsen | Published: May 11, 2010
This post comprises some very interesting questions posed to me by a new reader of this blog, Steve Bastasch, regarding the development of the “heavenly ascent” theme in early Christian thought and writings and their Jewish background. My answer to these questions follows. ————————————————————————— Steve: I’m new to your Heavenly Ascents blog – it looks [...]
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Notes on Early Jewish Belief in a Messiah

By David Larsen | Published: April 28, 2010
The following is from some notes that I took in Professor Jim Davila’s class on the Dead Sea Scrolls this week. I sit in on this undergraduate class of his just to get more exposure to his great knowledge and expertise on this topic. The way the class is set up, at least at this [...]
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