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| February 19 2025 |
Onomasticon
Internet Archive version of the Onomasticon accessed, continuing the work's digital preservation and scholarly availability.
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| 2024 |
New International Commentary on the Old Testament
James D. Nogalski published The Book of Micah volume in the New International Commentary on the Old Testament series.
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| 2022 |
York Mystery Plays
Eight plays were performed over two Sundays, with a smaller set of plays performed in the Shambles market.
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| 2022 | Archaeologist Avraham Faust summarized recent scholarship, highlighting the ongoing debate about the historical reliability of biblical narratives and the balance between archaeological evidence and biblical accounts. |
| November 2022 |
New International Commentary on the Old Testament
Volume related to the New International Commentary on the Old Testament projected to be released in November 2022.
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| July 2021 |
York Mystery Plays
York Minster, York Festival Trust, and York Mystery Plays Supporters Trust collaborated to produce 'A Resurrection for York', an outdoor performance in the Residents Gardens near Dean's Park. The production celebrated the easing of COVID-19 restrictions and symbolized hope for a brighter future, depicting the experiences following the crucifixion.
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| 2019 |
Book of Abraham
The Joseph Smith Papers project completed documentary research on the Book of Abraham and Egyptian papyri, revealing that Joseph Smith and/or his clerks associated the characters from the surviving Breathing Permit of Hôr papyri with the English Book of Abraham text.
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| December 12 2019 |
York Mystery Plays
York Mystery Plays Supporters Trust (YMPST) launched 'A Nativity for York', a one-hour play directed by Philip Parr, featuring amateur actors and musicians. The production condensed eight original Nativity cycle plays into a single performance, using authentic texts from medieval mystery plays. Performances ran from 12 to 15 December at the Spurriergate Centre in York.
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| 2018 |
York Mystery Plays
The plays returned to the streets of York with a selection of 11 plays.
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| 2014 |
York Mystery Plays
Performances on waggons were given again by the Guilds, continuing the established four-yearly cycle.
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| 2012 |
York Mystery Plays
Two plays (Creation and Noah's Ark) were performed on waggons at two stations during the York 800 celebrations. Static plays were also revived this year.
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| 2011 |
Jezebel
English singer-songwriter Anna Calvi recorded a cover blending Laine's English and Piaf's French iterations, released as a single.
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| 2010 |
York Mystery Plays
Twelve waggons performed at four stations, and the only known surviving manuscript of the plays was displayed in York Art Gallery.
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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles New International Commentary on the Old Testament, York Mystery Plays, Book of Abraham, Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 1007, Legend of the Rood, Back to Methuselah, Old Testament messianic prophecies quoted in the New Testament, Onomasticon (Eusebius), Old Testament & Jezebel (Frankie Laine song), which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.