March 2019
Vol. 7, No. 3
From Nippur to Ground Zero
By Benjamin Studevent-Hickman
All cuneiform tablets take a journey from the Mesopotamian past to the global present. Only a few were in a Customs Service vault at the World Trade Center on 9/11. Read More
Where Does Yhwh Come From?
By Martin Leuenberger
The God of the Hebrew Bible is universal, but everyone – and every idea – comes from someone. What does a close reading of sources both within and outside of the Bible suggest about Yhwh came from? Read More
The Greek Alphabet: Older Than You May Think?
By Willemijn Waal
The Greek alphabet is derived from the early Phoenician alphabet. But when did this information technology moved from East to West? If it was only in the 8th century BCE, why does early Greek writing look so, well, old? Read More
New Discoveries at Sela, the Mountain Stronghold of Edom
By Rocío Da Riva
High atop a rocky plateau in southern Jordan is an Iron Age site whose survival depended on water management. It seems an unlikely location, but the Babylonian king Nabonidus had no difficulty finding it. Read More
