Category Archives: Kenchreai

Bibliography of the Kenchreai Cemetery Project

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

Since Monday’s post about the work of the Kenchreai Cemetery and Excavation Project, I heard from Dr. Joseph Rife, who kindly sent me a bibliography of the project’s publications.  Photo of Kenchreai harbor, the Koutsongila ridge, and Saronic coastline from … Continue reading →

Posted in Isthmus, Kenchreai, Mortuary, Periods, Roman Colony, Territory | 2 Comments

“Rife excavates ancient mortuary site”

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

So The Dartmouth announces a recent lecture by Joseph Rife at Dartmouth College, “Life and Death at a Port in Roman Greece: Recent Investigations at Kenchreai.” In his lecture, Rife drew attention to the material distinctiveness of the Roman town … Continue reading →

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Views from Mt. Oneion

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

I was twice dragged up to the top of Mt. Oneion, the range that marks the visual southern boundary of the Isthmus.  While Dimitri Nakassis and I were walking survey teams around the plain of the Isthmus in 2000 and … Continue reading →

Posted in Acrocorinth, Corinthian & Saronic Gulfs, Geology, Isthmus, Kenchreai, Oneion, Periods, Classical, Periods, Early Modern, Periods, Greek (Geometric-Hellenistic), Periods, Hellenistic, Photos, Southern Corinthia, Territory | Leave a comment

An Account of Travel to the Corinthia: Major Sir Greenville Temple (1836)

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

While conducting research on the diolkos of Corinth last year, I discovered the enormous corpus of scanned texts in Google Books relating travel accounts to Greece and the Aegean from the late 18th to 20th centuries.  These searchable texts offer … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Corinthia, Isthmus, Kenchreai, Lechaion, Periods, Early Modern, Temple of Apollo, Territory, Texts, Travelers, Urban Center | Leave a comment

SBL International – London, July 4-7

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

The Society of Biblical Literature has posted its schedule of papers for the international conference in London, July 4-7, 2011.  There are three sessions that focus entirely on Corinth and many scattered papers that touch on Corinthian matters.  Clicking on … Continue reading →

Posted in American School Excavations, Christian - 1 Corinthians, Christian - 2 Corinthians, Christian - St. Paul, Conferences, Lectures, and Presentations, Economy, Isthmus, Kenchreai, Lechaion, Periods, Hellenistic, Periods, Roman Colony, Roman Religion, Territory, Trade and Commerce, Urban Center | 2 Comments

Corinthian Scholarship (March 2011)

Posted on March 31, 2011 by

I stumbled upon a good number of Corinthian papers, presentations, and publications this month that cover topics from Isthmia, Kenchreai, Aphrodite and prostitute, and Paul’s ascent in 2 Cor. 12. First, Corinthian archaeology and history: Anne Pippin Burnett has a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bibliography, Book and Article Reviews, Christian - 1 Corinthians, Christian - 2 Corinthians, Christian - St. Paul, Conferences, Lectures, and Presentations, Corinthian Scholarship (monthly), Isthmia, Isthmus, Kenchreai, Periods, Archaic, Periods, Roman Colony, Roman Religion, Territory | Leave a comment

Corinthiaka

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

Some interesting Corinthiaka (Corinthian Matters) for this Wednesday morning: Roy Ciampa and Brian Rosner, authors of a new commentary on 1 Corinthians, talk about St. Paul and Roman sexual ethics in the Corinthian community in a two part video here and here.  Michael Bird’s … Continue reading →

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Corinth at ASOR and SBL 2010

Posted on November 18, 2010 by

Corinth will make some appearances this week at back to back conferences in Atlanta, Georgia.  The American Schools of Oriental Research 2010 Annual Conference, which began yesterday evening and continues until Saturday, features a Corinth paper by Robert von Thaden … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian - 1 Corinthians, Christian - 2 Corinthians, Christian - St. Paul, Conferences, Lectures, and Presentations, Kenchreai | 1 Comment