Friday, August 23, 2013

More Lectures

Dr. Muhlestein continues to lecture at Education week, speaking on the history of God's covenant with Abraham and covenant people as an example of God's love and patience, and Egyptian elements of the Exodus story as well as how that story demonstrates the power of the Atonement.



He also lectured on the BYU Egypt Excavation project at a dinner for Emeritus General Authorities and had a wonderful time there.

Thursday, August 22, 2013

New Book comes out for Education Week

Dr. Muhlestein's new book, The Essential Old Testament Companion is in the BYU Bookstore starting August 19th, during Education week.


Lectures

Dr. Muhlestein has been doing lectures at Education week about God's unending love as attested in the Old Testament.


More Publications by team members

Dr. Gee has an article comparing Abraham and Idrimi come out: http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/jbms/?vol=22&num=1&id=652

Dr. Muhlestein publishes an article on the cultural background of JS Papyrus I: http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/jbms/?vol=22&num=1&id=651
Kerry Muhlestein and Bethany Jensen, “The Mummy Portraits of Fag el-Gamous,” in Studia Antiqua 12/1 (2013), 51-64.

Professional Presentation: “Excavating a Lost Snefru Pyramid,” Presented at the ARCE [American Research Center in Egypt] DC chapter at Johns Hopkins University 

Dr. Blumell publishes:
“The Date of P.Oxy. XLIII 3119, the Deputy-Prefect Lucius Mussius Aemilianus, and the Persecution of Christians by Valerian and Gallienus,” Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 186 (2013): 111–13. 
“Two Coptic Ostraca in the Brigham Young University Collection” Chronique d’Égypte 88 (2013): 182–87.