Jun 21
By: John Gregory Drummond
Does our modern conception of Satan have any resemblance to the devil in the Bible? Just who is Satan?
May 24
By: Mary Joan Winn Leith
The Virgin Mary and the prophet Muhammad have a lot in common within their respective Christian and Islamic traditions, according to author Mary Joan Winn Leith.
May 17
By: Marek Dospěl
What does the Bibleclaim about the Israelites’ forced labor for the Pharaoh? Looking for the most plausible match in ancient Egyptian architecture.
May 14
By: Hershel Shanks
According to scholar Christopher Rollston, there are many examples of the marginalization of women in the Bible.
Apr 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.
Apr 14
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.
Apr 7
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.
Mar 26
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).
Feb 17
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.
Feb 15
By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff
Richard L. Rohrbaugh examines the Parable of the Talents’ meaning in his Biblical Views column “Reading the Bible Through Ancient Eyes” in BAR.
