Oct 25
By: Megan Sauter
With 11 rock-hewn churches, Lalibela, Ethiopia, is understandably a place of pilgrimage for those in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Explore Lalibela’s spectacular subterranean churches in this web-exclusive slideshow.
May 23
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
The ancient city of Caesarea Maritima, built during the reign of Herod the Great in the late first century B.C.E., played an important role in […]
Apr 15
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
According to many Christian traditions, the Via Dolorosa (Latin for the “Way of Suffering”) marks the processional route taken by Jesus of Nazareth on his […]
Apr 4
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
The walls of Jerusalem have shifted many times throughout history and today large sections of the ancient city lie outside the current Ottoman-era fortifications. Despite […]
Apr 8
CONTACT: Jennifer Drummond Email: [email protected] WASHINGTON, DC: April 8, 2020—The Biblical Archaeology Society, publisher of Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR), has opened its Spring 2020 issue free […]
Feb 12
By: Andrew Perrin
Any time that a character in the Bible discovers, accesses, or writes a book, it’s significant. Yet are these mentions of media about an actual […]
Sep 15
By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff
Watch a full-length lecture by Rutgers University scholar Gary Rendsburg online for free.
Mar 12
By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff
Watch an exclusive video of digital scanning conducted on the famed Arch of Titus.
Mar 11
By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff
In this lecture presented at The Explorers Club in New York, Sarah Yeomans examines a recently excavated archaeological site that has substantially contributed to our understanding of what ancient Romans did to combat disease and injury.
Apr 12
By: John R. Donahue
On Dec. 24, 2016, Joseph Fitzmyer died at the Jesuit Manresa Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was recognized as one of the premier Biblical scholars of his generation.
