Saturday, January 6, 2018

Ancient Inscriptions CD-ROM for sale

Ancient Inscriptions Enhanced Edition

As seen here from the Biblical Archeology Society store: http://store.bib-arch.org/Ancient-Inscriptions-Enhanced-Edition/productinfo/8H70/ 

Now out of stock, but I'm still selling a copy!!!!

As can be seen, the Unit Price is $59.95. If you are interested in this excellent product, then please email me or leave a comment. It is brand new and still in its original shrink wrap.

This resource is highly recommended and is a rich gold mine of information on archeology!


Detailed Description

Here is the sweeping story of humans learning to capture their thoughts in writing, to record their awe before God and monarchs, and to preserve their everyday transactions as well as their fundamental documents. With 297 maps, color images and drawings, accompanied by captions written by Professor P. Kyle McCarter of Johns Hopkins University, Ancient Inscriptions: Voices from the Biblical World, Enhanced Edition is a unique tool for scholars, teachers and laypeople who are fascinated by the ultimate human artifact: the words of our ancient ancestors.

Captions by Professor P. Kyle McCarter of Johns Hopkins University

Topics:
  • The History and Decipherment of Cuneiform
  • Mesopotamian Inscriptions
  • The History and Decipherment of Egyptian Hieroglyphics
  • Egyptian Inscriptions
  • The Early Development of the Alphabet
  • Israel’s Iron Age Neighbors
  • Hebrew Inscriptions
  • Inscriptions from the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman Periods
  • Inscriptions from Early Synagogues and Churches
  • Stamps, Seals and Bullae Coins
  • Scrolls and Manuscripts

CD-ROM Features:
  • 297 images total
  • Classroom presentation quality
  • Ability to create your own slideshows (optimized for a projector running a 1024 x 768 display)
  • Ability to copy and paste into documents
  • Lengthy captions written and edited by noted scholars

PARTIAL LIST OF SLIDES:
  • Behistun Inscription of Darius the Great
  • Sumerian King List
  • Historical Text from Ebla
  • Amarna Letter from the King of Cyprus to the King of Egypt
  • Gilgamesh Fragment from Megiddo
  • Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
  • Cyrus Cylinder
  • Rosetta Stone
  • Narmer Pallette
  • Beth-shan Stela of Seti I
  • Israel Stela of Merneptah
  • Egyptian-Hittite Treaty, Karnak
  • Book of the Dead
  • Gezer Sherd
  • Keret Epic from Ugarit
  • Nora Stone
  • Tel Dan Stela
  • Moabite Stone
  • Samaria Ostracon
  • Two-Line Blessing from Kuntillet ’Ajrud
  • Pomegranate Scepter Head
  • Royal Steward Inscription
  • Inscription of Pontius Pilate from Caesarea
  • Ossuary of Caiaphas
  • Roster of "God-Fearers" from Aphrodisias
  • Nea Church Inscription
  • Sealing Ring of "Hanan son of Hilkiah the Priest"
  • Dated Coin of Herod the Great
  • Nash Papyrus
  • Unorthodox Psalms Scroll from Qumran Cave II
  • Gospel of Thomas from Nag Hammadi


System Requirements:

  • Windows:
    Minimum Win98, Pentium II or later with 64 MB RAM
  • Macintosh:
    Minimum Power Macintosh G3 running OS 10.1.5 or later with 128 MB RAM

Two screen shots:

Thursday, January 4, 2018

Why You're Wrong About Star Wars: The Last Jedi

If you were left bewildered about the latest episode of the Star Wars saga like I was, this may be instructive: