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It’s nice to settle in at home this week after spending last week in Israel.\u00a0 On Monday-Wednesday I had the privilege of attending, and presenting at, a conference on prophecy and politics at the University of Haifa.\u00a0 The conference involved about 50 scholars from Israel, Germany, Argentina, France, Poland, and the United States, many of them at the very top of their business and well known for their research in various aspects of the Old Testament and the ancient Near East.<\/p>\n

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Some conference attendees. University of Haifa.<\/p><\/div>\n

Thursday took me by bus to Caesarea.<\/p>\n

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Mosaic from Caesarea. Caesarea.<\/p><\/div>\n

Friday and Saturday were spent in Jerusalem.\u00a0 More about that later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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