May 10
By: BAS Staff
While some scholars suggest that temple prostitution was practiced in ancient Israel, Edward Lipiński argues that neither the Bible nor archaeology provides any clear evidence that Israelite religion incorporated the sexual rites of Canaanite goddesses.
May 7
Few modern Biblical archaeology discoveries have attracted as much attention as the Tel Dan inscription—writing on a ninth-century B.C. stone slab (or stela) that furnished the first historical evidence of King David from the Bible.
May 2
By: Karin Neutel
In her Biblical Views column in BAR, Biblical scholar Karin Neutel examines Paul’s vision for how we would live together in an ideal society.
Apr 30
What was life like for the tribes of Israel in the time of the Biblical Judges, the period archaeologists call Iron Age I (1200–1000 B.C.E.)?
Apr 21
By: Michael B. Poliakoff
Three ancient Olympic combat events—wrestling, boxing and pancratium—reveal much about the aspirations and values of ancient Greece, about what was deemed honorable, fair and beautiful, both in the eyes of those of who competed and those who traveled to Olympia to watch.
Apr 16
A DNA study that compared the genetic makeup of Jewish populations from around the world with African populations has found that modern Jews can attribute […]
Apr 14
While the Roman-period Siloam Pool—where Jesus cured the blind man—was recently discovered, the earlier Siloam Pool remains unknown.
Apr 9
Anyone can make a mudbrick! The recipe is simple—and the ingredients are common.
Apr 8
By: Thomas E. Levy
The Archaeology of the Kingdom of Judah By Yosef Garfinkel (Atlanta: SBL Press, 2025), 453 pp. / $80 (paperback or eBook) Reviewed by Thomas E. […]
Apr 7
Does archaeological evidence connect with Israel’s Exodus from Egypt—a central event in the Bible? Egyptian artifacts and sites show that the Biblical text does indeed recount accurate memories from the period to which the Exodus is generally assigned.
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