Nov 28
By: Megan Sauter
Early Christians celebrated the Lord’s Supper as a full meal, but by the third century, it had ceased to be a banquet and had become a ritualized small meal instead. Steven Shisley examines how the Lord’s Supper transitioned from a full meal to a ritual in BAR.
Nov 26
By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff
The Book of Genesis tells us that God created woman from one of Adam’s ribs. But Biblical scholar Ziony Zevit says that the traditional translation of the Biblical text is wrong: Eve came from a different part of Adam’s body—his baculum.
Nov 22
By: Lila Wolk
Feminist biblical scholars have spent years reframing the women of the Bible through new lenses. As the field of biblical studies expands, so do the […]
Nov 20
By: BAS Staff
Among the most memorable accounts in the Gospels is that of Jesus’s raising of Lazarus from the dead in John 11. We learn little, however, […]
Nov 16
By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff
On what day did Jesus rise? After three days or on the third day? Ben Witherington III examines this question in BAR.
Nov 9
By: Mark Wilson
Were Mary and Joseph married or engaged when they traveled to Bethlehem? Biblical scholar Mark Wilson examines what the gospels say in this Bible History Daily guest post.
Nov 5
By: Richard Elliott Friedman
The Book of Leviticus tells us to love our neighbors, but who are our neighbors? Does the command mean to just love fellow Israelites—or everyone?
Oct 31
By: Megan Sauter
Stephen J. Patterson discusses what Jesus meant when he referred to “eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 19:11–12).
Oct 22
By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff
Was Joseph Jesus’ biological father? If not, who was Jesus’ biological father? Andrew Lincoln examines what early Christians thought about conception and explains how views about this subject have changed over time.
