The Crazy Australian

Almost exactly a year ago I blogged this archaeological find precisely verifying a minute detail of Jeremiah 39. Today, The Jerusalem Post reports another find:

“The seal impression, or bulla, with the name Gedalyahu ben Pashur, who served as minister to King Zedekiah (597-586 BCE) according to the Book of Jeremiah, was found just meters away from a separate seal impression of another of Zedekia’s ministers, Yehukual ben Shelemyahu, which was uncovered three years ago…

“On the one hand it is so unexpected to find such a fragile bulla in such harsh conditions of excavation, while on the other hand it was logical to find precisely here the bulla of Gedalyahu ben Pashur – only meters away from the place where we found the bulla of Yehukhal ben Shelemyahu – since these two ministers are mentioned side by side in the Bible as having served together in the kingdom of King Zedekiah,” Mazar said.”

Here is a report of the first seal’s discovery.

As I said before, it’s not the only time archaeology has agreed with the Bible. Does it surprise you?

I was going to apologise for the lack of action around here… but no, I’m not sorry. Really, all you’re missing out on is the junky posts I stick up so you guys stay around. So this way you just get the gold… of which I’ve run dry  as of late.

No, that’s not entirely true either: I’ve got a great post up my sleave. But, since getting organised, I’ve found new, non-blogging methods of procrastination.

I’ve managed to stay super organised, which is great… except that it takes so long to maintain that I’ve not actually done any work yet! It’s effectively a new way to procrastinate! Hooray!

So, until my organisation pays off and blocks of free time begin landing in my lap, I’m not sorry that TCA will remain quiet-ish. (Of course, those keen observers of trends will notice that announcements of quietness invariably immediately precede bursts of activity. Go figure…)