Dorothy Willette

By: Dorothy Willette

Few people are familiar with the Biblical figure Nehemiah, and yet he was instrumental in the rebuilding and reestablishment of Jerusalem in the fifth century B.C. following the Babylonian exile.

By: Dorothy Willette

Go on a journey of the senses through history and discover the significance of ritual feasts and meals in antiquity.

By: Dorothy Willette

Few symbols have a tradition as long and as rich as the dove. Read about what it represents and how its use has been shared, adapted and reinterpreted across cultures and millennia to suit changing belief systems.

By: Dorothy Willette

Dorothy D. Resig reviews "Louis C. Tiffany and the Art of Devotion" edited by Patricia C. Pongracz.

By: Dorothy Willette

As winter weather blows in, the January/February 2013 issue of BAR turns our thoughts to much warmer climates and the upcoming summer excavation season.

By: Dorothy Willette

With the holiday season (and all of the associated feasting) upon us, we took a cue from the candy, cookies and turkeys and stuffed the November/December 2012 issue of BAR full of great articles and fascinating columns. Learn about texts: from references to Yahweh at Kuntillet ‘Ajrud to a single scribal hand at Masada and Qumran. Get to the heart of the Hebrew Bible and New Testament with discussions on David's Tomb and the birth of Christian identity.

By: Dorothy Willette

Summer is finally here, so dive right into the July/August 2012 issue of BAR! Managing editor Dorothy D. Resig presents the latest issue.

By: Reviewed by Dorothy D. Resig

Dorothy Resig reviews "Explore Petra: Lost City of Stone" by Petra National Trust.

By: Dorothy Willette

It wasn’t the site of a major Biblical battle or one of the stops on Paul’s journeys, but I was very excited to get the opportunity to work on an excavation at ancient Messene in the southwestern Peloponnese of Greece in the summer of 2003. After taking some college courses in Greco-Roman art, architecture and archaeology, I couldn’t wait to put those studies into practice and, quite literally, get my hands dirty.

By: Dorothy Willette

Abraham Malamat, professor emeritus of Jewish history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, passed away on January 21, 2010, just a few days before his 88th birthday. Malamat made important contributions to the study of the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East–particularly in our understanding of the emergence of Israel, the collapse of the kingdom of Judah, and the relationship of Mari and the Hebrew Bible.