The presentation part 1 for the event Biblical Perspectives, Part 2 features Robert Diamante and his research on the material construct of the Israelite Ark Narrative. This presentation is part 1 for the event Biblical Perspectives, Part 2. It features Robert Diamante and his research on the material construct of the Israelite Ark Narrative. (Part 1, also posted in iTunes, features Rabbi Michael Oblath's examination of the Exodus Itinerary Sites.) At the event, artist and scholar Robert Diamante discusses his article “The State of the Ark” (Adornment, The Magazine of Jewelry & Related Arts, Volume 10 No. 4, 2016) and the composition of the Israelite Ark. An amazing examinatiion of Diamante's original photography and classic still life depictions is also included.