Biblical Scholars Reject 'Face of God' Claim - The Jerusalem Post-

A month ago we profiled Hebrew University scholar Yosef Garfinkel's suggestion that some 3,000-year-old clay heads may be images of YHWH. Hannah Brown reports a retort by four prominent archaeologists recently published in another of the Biblical Archaeology Society's media. Maybe the personal identification of the figurines isn't up for debate, but researchers say Ancient Sculptures Hint at Universal Facial Expressions Across Cultures. A creative study suggests the meaning of certain expressions is common not only cross-culturally but across time, a finding that has excited learned dissent. Also controversial is the notion that King Alfred the Great wasn't so Great, as Medieval Texts Reveal False Royal Navy Origins. Not only was Alfred not the founder of the Royal Navy, but his ship designs "were impractical and failed as a maritime force in its first naval battle against more experienced Viking sailors." "[T]he National Museum of the Royal Navy, Encyclopaedia Britannica, and BBC's history webpage" hopefully aren't represented on researcher Matthew Firth's doctoral committee. Alison Campsie's Discoveries on Iona Rewrite History of Sacred Isle is likely less contentious. The Viking raids of the early 9th century CE may not have proved as fatal to monastic life there as had been thought. (WM)

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