32), and inscriptions containing the Priestly Benediction,4 and others that mention King David and the officials of the Judean monarchy (Isa 22:15–18; Jeremiah 36; 43). These are only a few examples of the fascinating nexus between realia and text that are bringing the context of Scripture to life.5 A third component of original context is the physical setting of the biblical authors and the events that they recorded. Already in the Byzantine period (AD 320–600) Eusebius, Jerome, and the Antioch