Three new 360 panoramas

Luxor Temple
http://www.360cities.net/image/luxortemplenight

Karnak Temple Hypostyle hall
http://www.360cities.net/image/karnakhypostyle

Reconstruction of Israelite Tabernacle
http://www.360cities.net/image/tabernacleholyplace

Back from a week in Egypt

I had a great time visiting and photographing the sites.  More later.

Loeb Classical Library

Many are available for download at

http://www.edonnelly.com/loebs.html

Temple Mosaics from el-Khirbe synagogue

The samaritan mosaic at el-Khirbe near modern Sebaste (ancient Samaria) has a marvelous mosaic of the tempe.  (Currently at the Inn of the Good Samaritan Museum midway between Jericho and Jerusalem.)

1.  The entire scene.

2. Closeup of the Temple (note the medallions on the veil).

3. Closeup of the offering table.

4. Closeup of Menorah, shofar, and incense shovel.

Lazarus's Tomb

Lazarus's Tomb in Bethany is the traditional site of the burial and raising of Lazarus from the dead by Jesus (John 11)  The following are slides of the tomb.

1. Looking down the stairs into the outer chamber.

2.  Looking up the stairs from the outer chamber.

3.  The outer chamber looking towards the entrance to the tomb.

4. The burial chamber.

Foggy Day in Jerusalem

Monday 19 Jan was the foggiest day I've ever seen in Jerusalem.  From my balcony from the BYU Center I can usually clearly see the Dome of the Rock.  Not yesterday:

"Imagining Astrology"

Interesting conference forthcoming in Bristol in England.

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/birtha/imaginingastrology