Thank you to all those who submitted caption entries for our Spring 2021 cartoon, based on Isaiah 8:3: “And I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son. Then the Lord said to me, Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz.” We are pleased to congratulate Paul Wiggs of Littleton, Colorado, who wrote the winning caption, and our runners-up:
RUNNERS UP
“How am I supposed to get that monogrammed on a onesie?”
—Anna McKinney, Vestavia Hills, Alabama
“Couldn’t we just name him Jr.?”
—Nancy Sonnier, Vinton, Louisiana
HONORABLE MENTIONS
“But I found it in the book Top Baby Names of the Year for 700 B.C.!”
—Paula M. Schwartzmann, Mesa, Arizona
“I told you his name; now say it fast three times.”
—Carol Lindsley, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Write a caption for the cartoon based on Numbers 22:27-28: “When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, it lay down under Balaam; and Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he struck the donkey with his staff. Then the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and it said to Balaam, ‘What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?’” Submit it via our website at biblicalarchaeology.org/captioncontest.
Please include your name and address. The deadline for entries is November 15, 2021. 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.
“That name is so B.C.!”
—Paul Wiggs, Littleton, Colorado
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