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Friends of ASOR are people who are interested in archaeological and historical research in the eastern Mediterranean. Founded in 1900, ASOR supports and encourages the study of the cultures and history of the Near East, from the earliest times to the present. We invite you to register today so that you can join our team and receive exclusive benefits (The Ancient Near East Today and the Resource Page).

This weekly e-magazine disseminates ideas, insights and discoveries to Friends of ASOR. You can become a Friend for FREE, you only need to register. Appearing every Thursday, ANE Today features contributions from both emerging and established academics from around the world together with a round-up of links to news and resources. The ANE Today covers the entire Near East, and each issue presents discussions ranging from the state of biblical archaeology to archaeology after the Arab Spring. Sign up today for free, and be a part of this community of discovery!

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UPCOMING WEBINARS

Friends of ASOR present the next webinar in the 2023-2024 season on April 4, 2024, at 6:00 pm EST, presented by Dr. Matthew Suriano. The descriptions of death, dying, and burial in the Hebrew Bible are brief and ambiguous. The biblical text contains instructions on how to remove the ritual impurity of the dead, but does not contain any instructions for how to bury the dead. Likewise, the description of postmortem existence is ambiguous and seemingly contradictory.  Death as transition, in ancient Judah, was observed through the physical changes that occurred in the corpse. This talk will examine the possible meanings of this transition, where the body moved from a burial bench to a re-interment inside a bin of bones, and suggest that it indicates a process of dying that began once the corpse was brought to the tomb. This process of dying, which contrasts with our modern concept of clinical death, provides new ways of looking at the complex images of death we find in the Hebrew Bible such as Sheol. This webinar will be recorded and all paid registrants will be sent a link to view the recording.

The Friends of ASOR Resource Page is an online resource for all things ancient Near Eastern. The FOA Resource Page brings together far-flung links to libraries, publications, museums, exhibitions, projects, and much more. This page will be a prime destination for scholars, students, and lay people who want a master portal into the world of the ancient Near East. The page is still under development, so take the opportunity to tell us what kind of online resources would be useful to you. In the meanwhile, please explore the videos compiled on the Multimedia Resources.

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Teachers! Professors! Are your students Friends of ASOR? It’s FREE.

Print our Friends of ASOR Sign-Up Sheet to circulate to your classes. Post or email the e-registration link for your students- Friends of ASOR Registration. To return the completed sign-up sheets, you can either scan or photograph the sheets using your phone and email them to membership@asor.org. You can also mail the hard copies to: ASOR, 209 Commerce Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 (pre-addressed and stamped envelopes available upon request).