Assyria Exhibit in Boston
Since many of my readers will be traveling to Boston this weekend for the Society of Biblical Literature Conference, I thought I would draw your attention to an exhibit that is at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
composite triple beat“Art and Empire: Treasures from Assyria in the British Museum”online casino is currently on display. As the title suggests, these are all artifacts that are housed in the British Museum. They are on loan to the Boston Museum of Fine arts from September 2008 to January 2009.
I have not seen the exhibit yet, but a colleague of mine at Merrimack College said it was very well done. She is not a biblical scholar, but by her description of one of the reliefs, I believe the scene depicting Sennacherib’s siege of Lachish is one of the pieces on display. I have not been able to find an official list of the artifacts in the exhibit, so I cannot confirm this.
If you want to attend, please keep in mind that tickets are required. You can purchase tickets for specific times of entry on the MFA web site, and the ticket is only good for that time slot. The exhibit tickets are $25 (plus “convenience fee”), and that is on top of the general admission of $17 (plus “convenience fee”).
You can visit the exhibit’s web siteмебели пловдив for more details.
On November 19th, 2008 at 1:02 am
I believe the $25 includes general admission.
On November 19th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
That would be great! I hope that is the case.
On January 22nd, 2009 at 11:28 am
Many thanx for the idea, sound great.
Nick
On May 1st, 2009 at 3:59 pm
Kevin,
Are you still out there?
I’ve been reading your 2007 posts on the Ithamarite priesthood. And I have a question.
Was Jeremiah the prophet from the line of Ithamar?
Jeremiah was a “son of Hilkiah, one of the priests of Anathoth”. My NIV Study Bible says he may have been a descendant of Abiathar (1KI 2:26)a priest during the days of King Solomon.
One lineage I’ve seen had Abiathar as a descendant of Abimelech.
So, does that make Jeremiah an Ithamarite? A priest at Anathoth?