Sep 22
By: Steven Shisley
Most scholars believe that early Christians did not use the cross as an image of their religion. So how did the cross become modern Christianity’s most popular symbol?
Sep 1
By: BAS Staff
And the winner is… “Were you trying to sneak more than 3.4 fluid ounces in your carry-on?” Joseph Mitgang, Woodmere, New York Thank you to […]
Write a caption for this cartoon, based on Acts 14:11–12, and submit it to our Caption Contest.
Amid the remains of a fourth- or fifth-century church at Hierapolis, one of the most significant Christian sites in Turkey, archaeologist Francesco D’Andria found a first-century Roman tomb that he believes once held the remains of the apostle Philip.
The Bethesda Pool, where Jesus heals the paralytic man in the Gospel of John, is a complex site. It appears to have been a mikveh, or ritual bath.
Aug 31
Josephus was a first-century Jewish historian whose writings contain the earliest surviving non-Christian account of Jesus. In his Jewish Antiquities, Josephus recounts that Jesus was […]
Thank you for your thoughts and comments about our Spring 2026 issue. We appreciate your feedback. Here are a few of the letters and responses […]
Aug 23
By: Krystal V.L. Pierce
After more than a decade of renovations totaling almost one million euros ($1,100,000), the Tomb of the Kings in Jerusalem is open to the public. […]
Aug 20
Thank you for your thoughts and comments about our Winter 2025 issue. We appreciate your feedback. Here are a few of the letters and responses […]
Throughout its long history, the Aleppo Codex has been carefully and jealously guarded. Today, however, the Aleppo Codex online project has placed the Aleppo Codex among the ranks of other ancient Biblical manuscripts that have been made available to all via the web.
For more than 40 years, the Biblical Archaeology Society has partnered with world-renowned hosts and guides to provide you exceptional educational offerings in the archaeology of the Biblical lands and in Biblical studies.
