Ancient Jewish Magic

Just in time for Halloween, we're talking magic, incantation bowls and a pinch of necromancy with Gideon Bohak (english.tau.ac.il/profile/gbohak), author of Ancient Jewish Magic: A History (amazon.com/Ancient-Jewish-Magic-Gideon-Bohak/d…).

NEW COLLEGE FESTIVAL

If you're anywhere near Scotland from November 7-9, you're invited to attend the New College Festival "Books and Belief (buzzsprout.com/admin/2059859/episodes/%20https…)" at the University of Edinburgh. Come say Hi to Helen!

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BTM BOOK CLUB

The second meeting of the Biblical Time Machine Book Club will be held on Saturday, December 14 at 12pm Eastern / 5pm UK! Members of the Time Travelers Club (patreon.com/BiblicalTimeMachine) are invited for a live Zoom discussion of James McGrath's book, Christmaker: A Life of John the Baptist (amazon.com/Christmaker-Baptist-James-F-McGrath…). Grab a copy of the book and we'll see you in December!

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