September 2019
Vol. 7, No. 9
What’s in a Style? Minoanizing Paintings in the Eastern Mediterranean
By Constance von Rüden
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 María Luz Mangado Alonso and Amándio 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
