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Previous articleNext article FreeEditor’s NoteJames F. OsborneJames F. Osborne Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmailQR Code SectionsMoreIn the current issue, the Journal of Near Eastern Studies is pleased to introduce a new Forum section to the journal’s pages. Appearing between the existing Articles and Book Reviews sections, Forum articles provide readers with a direct view into the academic debates that characterize current Near Eastern scholarship. Selected by the editorial team from papers accepted under the usual peer review process conducted by JNES, Forum articles are sent to a small number of leading and emerging voices in the field for an invited response—not so much a critique as an engagement with and reflection upon the ideas presented in the paper. Authors are then offered the opportunity to reply and address issues raised in the process.This issue’s Forum piece is an article by Jonathan Winnerman titled “Egyptology and Political Theology: An Examination of the Ethics of Scholarship.” As the title suggests, this piece challenges Egyptologists to consider some of the contemporary ethical implications of the discipline. Comments are offered by Egyptologists John Baines and Julia Budka, sociologist Jürgen Schraten, and historian Jennifer Finn. JNES hopes that readers and authors alike will appreciate this opportunity to have the most current and thought-provoking discussions in Near Eastern studies given additional exposure alongside the journal’s continued emphasis on the rigorous analysis of Near Eastern art, archaeology, history, and philology.James F. OsborneApril, 2021 Previous articleNext article DetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Journal of Near Eastern Studies Volume 80, Number 1April 2021 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/713350 Views: 386 © 2021 by The University of Chicago. All rights reserved.PDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.