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Video from Latest Dead Sea Scrolls Conference Now Available
(possible alternative titles included:) “The South Carolina IHOP Improv Company Performs the Most Recent Archaeology of Qumran Conference.” Video is now available from the most recent conference on the...
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happy 62nd anniversary (kinda) dead sea scrolls
Ferrell Jenkins has an excellent summary of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls over at his Travel Blog. The “discoveries” were made beginning 62 years ago this week, and scholars have been fighting...
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UCLA Summer 2011 Course: Dead Sea Scrolls and Early Judaism with Dr. Robert...
Course: Jewish Studies 170: Dead Sea Scrolls and Early Judaism Instructor: Dr. Robert R. Cargill, UCLA Date: Summer 2011, Block A (June 20 – July 29, 2011) Time: MW – 12:00 to 2:15 pm Room: Public...
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“The world will be rid of Norman Golb when he dies” (and other highlights...
As I was perusing Dr. Raphael Golb’s appeal of the 31 guilty verdicts against him in the case of the People of New York v. Raphael Golb (in case you missed it, Dr. Golb was found guilty of 31 felony...
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the role of archaeology in biblical history (edición español)
The Chilean La Tercera recently published an article entitled “Historias bíblicas: lo que la ciencia ya decifró y las preguntas pendientes,” or, “Bible Histories: What Science has Deciphered (and the...
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Dr. Robert Cargill will be the guest on the Ray Appleton Show on KMJ 580,...
I shall be the guest on the Ray Appleton Show on KMJ 580 at 1:00 PM on Friday, May 20, 2011 here in the northwest Fresno studio. Topics will include the Bible, religion, Christianity and Judaism, the...
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no, no the dead sea scrolls do not ‘confirm’ the discoveries of the hubble...
Dilly Award Nominee! In what is nothing more than cheap, sensationalistic, and deliberately misleading press designed to promote a ridiculous, pseudoscientific, Intelligent Design theory about the...
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NY Court of Appeals Upholds Raphael Golb’s Conviction on 29 of 30 Counts
Word from the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department this evening is that a three-judge panel ruled unanimously to uphold the convictions on 29 of 30 felony and misdemeanor counts...
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hurt puppy
lol. Filed under: dead sea scrolls, humor Tagged: hurt puppy, John Leland, lawrence schiffman, norman golb, NY Times, raphael golb, ron kuby, sympathy
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Hurt Puppy is Actually a Jedi
via. Filed under: archaeology, dead sea scrolls, justice and legal, robert cargill Tagged: criminal justice system, droids, hurt puppy, John Leland, meme, norman golb, NY Times, obi wan kenobi, raphael...
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Audio of my interview on Iowa Public Radio’s “River to River” with Ben Kieffer
Yesterday, I was interviewed by Ben Kieffer on Iowa Public Radio‘s “River to River” show. Many thanks to Ben Kieffer for a great experience, and to Producer Emily Woodbury for setting it up and making...
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NY Court of Appeals Upholds 19 Convictions Against Raphael Golb in Dead Sea...
In the spirit of Paul Simon, Raphael Golb is still guilty after all these years. robertcargill.com/2014/05/13/ny-…— Dr. Robert R Cargill (@xkv8r) May 13, 2014 The NY Court of Appeals today affirmed and...
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Raphael Golb re-sentenced to 2 months in prison, 3 years probation
According to the AP: A man convicted of using digital-age tools to impersonate and malign his father’s academic rivals on the ancient subject of the Dead Sea Scrolls was sentenced Monday to two months...
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Iowa State University Lecture: A Virtual Reconstruction of Qumran and the...
Iowa State University has posted online the audio of my Oct 23, 2014 lecture at ISU entitled, “A Virtual Reconstruction of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls: Recent Advances and the Future of the Field“,...
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Appeal Denied: Dr. Golb to Serve 2-month Prison Sentence
Convicted criminal Dr. Raphael Golb, son of Dr. Norman Golb, the Ludwig Rosenberger Professor in Jewish History and Civilization at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, will begin...
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Preorder now: The Cities that Built the Bible
On March 15th, my latest book, The Cities that Built the Bible will be released by HarperOne. The book has a simple thesis: without the cities of Tyre, Sidon, Byblos, Ugarit, Nineveh, Babylon, Megiddo,...
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Why I Wrote ‘The Cities that Built the Bible’
On March 15, 2016, HarperCollins will be releasing my latest book, The Cities that Built the Bible. You can read more about the book and preorder your copy today at http://citiesthatbuiltthebible.com....
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Robert Cargill to speak at Smithsonian tonight
I shall be lecturing on the “Cities of the Bible” for the Smithsonian Associates in Washington, DC on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 6:45 p.m. There will be a book signing to follow. Speaker: Robert R....
View ArticleThe Museum of the Bible: Why Are Archaeologists and Bible Scholars So Mad?
On November 17, 2017, the Museum of the Bible will open in Washington, DC, just south of the national mall. It promises to be the one of the world’s largest collection of biblical manuscripts, offering...
View ArticleThe Importance of Archaeological Provenance – BAR Sept/Oct 2018
My First Person editorial for Sept/Oct 2018 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR 44/5) is titled “The Importance of Archaeological Provenance.” I hope you can give it a read and learn about some...
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