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ERIC CARLSON
“Well, that should bring down the house!”
—Greg Stephens, Ooltewah, Tennessee
Thank you to all those who submitted caption entries for our Fall 2022 cartoon, based on Joshua 6:8: “As Joshua had commanded the people, the seven priests carrying the seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the Lord went forward, blowing the trumpets, with the ark of the covenant of the Lord following them.” We are pleased to congratulate Greg Stephens of Ooltewah, Tennessee, who wrote the winning caption, and our runners-up:
RUNNERS UP:
“Transferred from Company B, huh?”
—Ronald L. Sawyer, Fulton, New York
“Hey! Shofar, so good! But we saints aren’t marching in just yet!”
—Mark Kirby, Covington, Louisiana
HONORABLE MENTIONS
“I do not want to meet the ram that horn came from!”
—Martin Bowers, Lexington, South Carolina
“Shofar off-key, the walls couldn’t stand any longer!”
—Jocelyn Redmond, Coeur D’Alene, Idaho
ERIC CARLSON
Write a caption for the cartoon based on 1 Kings 18:38: “Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust and even licked up the water that was in the trench.” Submit it via our website at biblicalarchaeology.org/captioncontest.
Please include your name and address. The deadline for entries is May 15, 2023. The author of the winning caption will receive a BAS All-Access membership and three gift subscriptions to give BAR to friends. Runners-up will receive an All-Access membership and two gift subscriptions for friends.
“Well, that should bring down the house!”
—Greg Stephens, Ooltewah, Tennessee