I stopped by the side of the road and snapped a photo of this tomb. I don’t know why I feel like sharing this little bit of news just now. I guess it’s because Goodacre mentioned today his last trip to Rome so I thought I’d mention my last trip to Beth Shean.
Tomb in Beth Shean
Ohhh… I feel a meme coming on! What was the last interesting place you visited and if you have a photo of it, do share. There’s only one rule- the place has to have an association with the Bible or James Gregory will get mad and scorn you for posting on a topic not related to biblical studies on your biblioblog.
I tag Chris Tilling, Antonio Lombatti, and Scott Bailey.
I must regretfully admit that I have never visited that part of the world. Something I hope to correct very soon…
By: agathos on 06/26/2009
at 12:02
Wow, James must hate my blog…
By: Chris on 06/26/2009
at 13:55
i wouldnt fret about it. all you have to do is as little as place the words biblical studies or bible in a bracket or parenthesis. even if the post has nothing to do with any of it.
By: Jim on 06/26/2009
at 14:09
[...] Jim W. posted a picture from his recent (?) trip to Beth Shean and urged others to do the same (alas, I was not tagged in his meme). Since I am avoiding writing at the moment I was trying to think of recent sacred places that I had visited. This past spring on a business trip to DC I stopped at an old high school haunt, a seasonal ice cream shop in Damascus, MD called “Jimmie Cone.” They offer softserve ice cream and chilli dogs (and one or two other things) and was a regular stop after school once they opened in March. Perhaps not “biblical” per se, but sacred nonetheless. [...]
By: Sacred Spaces | Targuman on 06/26/2009
at 14:32
[...] the (ancient) public toilets at Housesteads – these are not as good as the ancient toilets at Beth She’an, but they still recall a marvellous time in history when relieving oneself was a communal [...]
By: Excavations of Roman Britain « Crypto-theology on 06/27/2009
at 03:40