{"id":12730,"date":"2025-10-02T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/?p=12730"},"modified":"2025-09-29T14:09:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T18:09:54","slug":"let-there-be-light-ancient-illumination-in-the-lands-of-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/index.php\/2025\/10\/02\/let-there-be-light-ancient-illumination-in-the-lands-of-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Let There Be Light! Ancient Illumination in the Lands of the Bible."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12730\" class=\"elementor elementor-12730\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-736dde93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"736dde93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4394e644\" data-id=\"4394e644\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-311597f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"311597f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4de2f856\" data-id=\"4de2f856\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cd99538 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3cd99538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let There Be Light! Ancient Illumination in the Lands of the Bible.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-333dc070 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"333dc070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please join us at the unveiling of a new exhibit from the Y. Lynn Holmes Ancient Artifact Collection!<\/p><p>On Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM, <span data-surface-wrapper=\"1\" data-surface=\"\/bizweb:content_calendar\"><span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h\" dir=\"auto\">Mercer Libraries will unveil the new exhibit \u201cLight in the Land of the Bible,\u201d and Dr. Janell Johnson and Dr. Scott Nash will speak on light in the Bible. Light refreshments will be available after the lectures.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>Please contact Daniel Williams with questions at <a href=\"tel:4783012968\">(478) 301-2968<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:williams_dw@mercer.edu\">williams_dw@mercer.edu<\/a>.<\/p><p>We hope to see you there!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68c0fd0e\" data-id=\"68c0fd0e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5aad2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f5aad2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Holmes_Exhibit_25-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12721\" alt=\"Let There Be Light! 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