Virtual dig delights

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Date posted:  1 May 2021
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Virtual dig delights

James Greig (see photo), a practising lawyer, Biblical archaeology enthusiast and Deacon at Magdalen Road Church in Oxford, took the opportunity of Covid-19 to take one of his passions online.

No longer able to accept bookings for his Saturday tours of the British and Ashmolean Museums, he conducted a ten-week series of webinars via Zoom called Digging Deeper in Lockdown.

He was joined by viewers from as far afield as the Netherlands, California and New Zealand, including many non-Christians. A former professional Syrian tour guide particularly enjoyed the session on the Assyrians.

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