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Flat plastered stone installation and limestone pillar in the Azekah sun temple’s inner sanctuary

Mar 13

Bathed in Morning Light

By: BAS Staff

Nestled in the heart of the Shephelah with a commanding view over the Elah Valley, the Late Bronze Age (c. 1550–1200 BCE) Canaanite city of […]

Paul and Pri

Feb 20

Priscilla in the New Testament

By: Jonathan Laden

The name of Priscilla in the New Testament does not come up often in Bible study. Yet, as Ben Witherington III explains in “Priscilla—An Extraordinary […]

Woman, Unnamed

Feb 11

The Three Most Important Women in Mark’s Gospel—All Unnamed

By: James Tabor

Clearly in Mark the 12 male disciples are complete failures and are never presented as heroes, even at the end. However, what we do find in Mark, in stark contrast to this chosen group, are three unnamed women who become Mark’s heroines and carry the core message of the entire book for those readers with eyes to see and ears to hear.

Temple Mount

Feb 2

A Byzantine Church on the Temple Mount?

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Workers at the Temple Mount Sifting Project (TMSP) have uncovered two unique weights that hint at the existence of a Byzantine church on the Temple […]

Jan 24

Deborah and Jael in Full Color

By: BAS Staff

The fifth-century CE Huqoq synagogue, excavated in the village of Huqoq in the Lower Galilee, is renowned for its impressive mosaics of various biblical scenes. […]

Jan 3

Artificial Intelligence and Bible Translation

By: Jonathan Robie

Today the Bible is being translated into thousands of different languages. Some of these, like Chinese or Arabic, are spoken by billions or hundreds of […]

The Magi following the Star of Bethlehem, from a 13th-century stucco relief from the church of Santa Maria de Mosoll, Spain.

Dec 20

What Was the Star of Bethlehem?

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

For the past 2,000 years, people have wondered about the identity and nature of the Star of Bethlehem. And for hundreds of years, some of […]

The site of Qurayyah

Dec 13

The Oasis of Qurayyah

By: Marek Dospěl

The so-called Midianite Hypothesis, first popularized in the 19th century, holds that Moses was introduced to the god Yahweh in the land of Midian and […]

Nov 17

Summer 2023 Caption Contest Winners

By: BAS Staff

And the Winner Is … “This little piggy should have stayed home.” —Julia Stramer, Hazelton, MD  Thank you to all those who submitted caption entries […]

Roman forts

Nov 6

Hundreds of Roman Forts Identified in Syria and Iraq

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Utilizing declassified images from the CORONA and HEXAGON spy satellite programs, a team of archaeologists identified nearly 400 Roman fortresses throughout the northern Fertile Crescent. […]