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.

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.



 

Lectures of team members are now online

Three of our team members recently had their lectures at a symposium on Joesph Smith and the Ancient World posted on youtube. You can find them at:

John Gee:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNJMJGQKLag

Lincoln Blumell:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNJMJGQKLag

Kerry Muhlestein
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzP0iuNLa10

Great ARCE Meeting

This last weekend was the annual ARCE (American Research Center in Egypt) meeting. Director Muhlestein attended. There were a number of papers presented that are helpful for understanding our excavation. He met with several people who are interested in working with us next year and it looks like we will have an incredible study season next year, especially for our bio-archaeological aspects.

He and Dr. Benson (who could not come because of his day job) also did a presentation on our work or reconstructing the Seila pyramid, and compared it to Meidum, and even tied in the Giza and Abu Rowash pyramids. The lecture was well attended and well received.

Dr. Muhlestein also purchased several books that contain important information for our excavation. All in all it was an excellent meeting for the excavation.

Congratulations to a team member!

Team member Lincoln Blumell's book receives a smashing review. See it at

http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=8623&CodePage=8623