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Prof. Robert Cargill on Iowa Public Radio to Discuss Issues of Separation of...
I’ve been invited to discuss matters pertaining to the separation of church and state on Iowa Public Radio‘s “River to River” with Ben Kieffer tomorrow, Monday, June 2, 2014, from noon to 1pm. We’ll...
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Iowa State University Lecture: A Virtual Reconstruction of Qumran and the...
Iowa State University has posted online the audio of my Oct 23, 2014 lecture at ISU entitled, “A Virtual Reconstruction of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls: Recent Advances and the Future of the Field“,...
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Review of “The Lost Gospel” by Jacobovici and Wilson
Since I’ve already been bombarded with questions from students and readers about the latest claims made by Simcha Jacobovici and Dr. Barrie Wilson in their new book, The Lost Gospel, I thought I’d post...
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I’ll be speaking at Agudas Achim on the Maccabees on Dec. 19
I’ll be speaking at Agudas Achim Congregation on Friday, December 19, 2014 on the Maccabees as part of the synagogue’s fall educational series. Worship is at 7:45, and my presentation is at 8:30. See...
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Don’t Miss “Surviving Exodus” on all Discovery networks, Thurs, Dec 4, 2014...
If we were to set aside the fact that there is no archaeological evidence of the Exodus (early or late), and that there are internal chronological discrepancies within the biblical accounts of the...
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Robert Cargill discusses the Ten Commandments on “Talk of Iowa” Jan 22, 2015...
I shall be on Iowa Public Radio‘s “Talk of Iowa” today (Jan 22, 2015) at 10am (central) to discuss the Ten Commandments as literature, religious law, and political symbol with host Charity Nebbe. We...
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Appeal Denied: Dr. Golb to Serve 2-month Prison Sentence
Convicted criminal Dr. Raphael Golb, son of Dr. Norman Golb, the Ludwig Rosenberger Professor in Jewish History and Civilization at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, will begin...
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Spring 2015
I’ve been intentionally less active on the blog over the past year (and I’m enjoying it). With one wife, two books, four kids (and one more on the way), and some other media projects in the works, I’ve...
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Text of Speech by Dr. Robert Cargill to Madera South High School Graduating...
MADERA SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL STALLIONS COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS – JUNE 4, 2015 DR. ROBERT R. CARGILL, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA Dr. Robert Cargill speaks to the 2015 graduating class of Madera South High School....
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Robert Cargill interviewed by Iowa’s KCRG News on Same-sex Marriage
I appeared on KCRG news in eastern Iowa yesterday evening to discuss the contents of an op-ed piece I co-authored in June 2013 for the Des Moines Register with Iowa State’s Dr. Hector Avalos and...
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Introducing Judah Robert Roan Cargill
IT’S A BOY! Introducing Judah Robert Roan Cargill Born Sept. 30, 2015 at 10:08 pm. 8 lb. 12 oz. 21.25 in. Many thanks to the amazing team at the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital in Iowa City....
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Happy New Year 2016
From our family to yours, happy new year!Filed under: christmas, robert cargill Tagged: family, robert r. cargill, roslyn cargill
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Preorder now: The Cities that Built the Bible
On March 15th, my latest book, The Cities that Built the Bible will be released by HarperOne. The book has a simple thesis: without the cities of Tyre, Sidon, Byblos, Ugarit, Nineveh, Babylon, Megiddo,...
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Why I Wrote ‘The Cities that Built the Bible’
On March 15, 2016, HarperCollins will be releasing my latest book, The Cities that Built the Bible. You can read more about the book and preorder your copy today at http://citiesthatbuiltthebible.com....
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Read a chapter of “The Cities that Built the Bible” for free
My new book, The Cities that Built the Bible, won’t be released until March 15, 2016, but you can read an excerpt for free online today. In fact, you can read the complete text of Chapter 9: Qumran,...
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Robert Cargill to speak at Smithsonian tonight
I shall be lecturing on the “Cities of the Bible” for the Smithsonian Associates in Washington, DC on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 6:45 p.m. There will be a book signing to follow. Speaker: Robert R....
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THE CITIES THAT BUILT THE BIBLE is on sale today!
Today is the day. The long-awaited arrival of THE CITIES THAT BUILT THE BIBLE has come and the book is on sale today in fine bookstores everywhere. PREORDERED BOOK DELIVERY For those of you who...
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Personal reflection on Palestinians from THE CITIES THAT BUILT THE BIBLE
In my new book, THE CITIES THAT BUILT THE BIBLE, I not only tell the story of how we got the Bible we have today by telling the story of key cities that contributed to its formation, but I also offer...
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Earliest Known Alphabet Chart Deciphered
This is a fascinating discovery! The latest issue of Archaeology magazine highlights the deciphering of the oldest known alphabet table. Egyptologist Ben Haring (University of Leiden) discovered a 15th...
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Robert Cargill to discuss the origins of the Bible on Iowa Public Radio’s...
I’ll be interviewed by Charity Nebbe (@CharityNebbe) on Iowa Public Radio’s “Talk of Iowa” tomorrow, April 5, 2016 at 10am. We’ll be talking about my new book, THE CITIES THAT BUILT THE BIBLE, and...
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