Reading and digging

Occasionally serious investigation of the Bible, archeology, and the ancient world get some serious attention from the world of journalism. Who knew? :)

David Plotz of Slate has spent much of the last two years reading, digging, and blogging the Bible. Check out his blogging, both the reading and the digging (archeology in Israel and Jordan), over at Slate. The archeology postings feature some nice picture shows too.

He bills himself as an ignoramus, which is a little misleading - Plotz seems to know his way around. But he's friendly and wears his learning lightly, which is the only way to dress.

And happy Groundhog Day!