A few minutes ago, while standing in the rain and seeing some people passing out some pamphlets an idea occurred to me.

Are there any papers, books, dvar torahs etc, which links the traditional concept of תחיית המתים (Resurrection of the dead), a reference to the "Dry Bones" of ezekiel, and the modern advances of archaeology, and particularly, old Jewish texts and artifacts which are preserved well by dry weather?

*edit Another random though, is the concept of Techeyet Hamaytim and the feeling one gets when reading the words of a lost author, or an author in general, and how this might relate to archaeology and lost texts.

Fun side note: To get the hebrew words in the title I had to type "Dead revival" in google translate.. Now I feel like going to a concert.

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From the title I thought this question was going to be about the disruptive effects of archaeological digs (e.g. disrupting graves) on resurrection. – Monica Cellio Jan 19 at 16:44
@MonicaCellio Man plans and Gd laughs :) – avi Jan 19 at 17:00
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Huh? What does archaeology have to do with תחיית המתים ? – Ariel K Jan 19 at 17:08
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@ArielK, If I'm understanding things correctly here, what avi is asking is if anyone uses the concept of "techiyas hameisim" to describe the "resurrection" of old texts and artifacts, and maybe even draws parallels between the two occurrences. I highly doubt that avi is trying to undermine the veracity of one of Rambam's 13 principles. – jake Jan 19 at 22:24
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OK, but whether someone else says it isn't a very significant question. Though I guess there isn't another way to share "a cute drash" on this site... – Ariel K Jan 19 at 22:41
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