- Masada legend galvanises Israel [BBC News]: On the uses of history—one thoughtful visitor to Masada says: ”I don’t think you should bring people here and say: ‘Look, even 2,000 years ago it was like that, and it will always be like that’.”
- Linked by a Bible [LA Times]: “Barack Obama’s use of Abraham Lincoln’s Bible serves to connect the presidents by religion.” —an opinion piece by the author of A. Lincoln: A Biography.
- 10th Century BCE Hebrew Inscription Found at Khirbet Qeiyafa [The ASOR Blog]: ASOR (The American Schools of Oriental Research) has a new, creatively titled blog this week, and to juice the launch there’s some photos from last summer’s discovery of the oldest-known Hebrew inscription.
- Assad in Doha: “An Eye for an Eye” [Syria Comment]: When is a Qur’anic quotation not a Qur’anic quotation? Some takes on the Syria President’s comments at the Doha conference, from Josh Landis and friends.
- The History Of Islam (Jack Chick Edition) [The Art of the Possible]: An oldie but a goodie. ”History” may not be exactly as illustrated.
January 18, 2009
Sunday roundup
Posted by James Covey under links | Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama, Bashar al-Assad, Hebrew, History of Islam, Jack Chick, Khirbet Qeiyafa, Masada |Leave a Comment
