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• The Evil Inclination

  Reviewed by Brian E. Daley, S.J.   •  06/11/2014

  

  Brian E. Daley, S.J. reviews “Sinning in the Hebrew Bible: How the Worst Stories Speak for Its Truth” by Alan F. Segal and “Sin: The Early History of an Idea”   Read more…
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• The Art of Empathy

  Reviewed by Megan Sauter   •  04/09/2014

  

  Megan Sauter reviews “The Art of Empathy: The Mother of Sorrows in Northern Renaissance Art and Devotion” by David S. Areford.   Read more…
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• The Life of Margaret Alice Murray

  Reviewed by Adam John Fraser   •  04/09/2014

  

  Adam John Fraser reviews “The Life of Margaret Alice Murray: A Woman’s Work in Archaeology” by Kathleen L. Sheppard.   Read more…
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• What Really Happened in the Garden of Eden?

  Reviewed by Mary Joan Winn Leith   •  04/09/2014

  

  Mary Joan Winn Leith reviews “What Really Happened in the Garden of Eden?” by Ziony Zevit.   Read more…
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• The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Archaeology 2 vols.

  Reviewed by Aaron A. Burke   •  02/12/2014

  

  Aaron A. Burke reviews “The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Archaeology 2 vols.” edited by Daniel M. Master.   Read more…
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• Between Heaven and Earth

  Megan Sauter   •  12/12/2013

  

  Megan Sauter reviews “Between Heaven and Earth: Birds in Ancient Egypt” edited by Rozenn Bailleul-LeSuer.   Read more…
  1 comment

• “Is This Not the Carpenter?”

  Reviewed by Victor Paul Furnish   •  12/12/2013

  

  Victor Paul Furnish reviews “‘Is This Not the Carpenter?’ The Question of the Historicity of the Figure of Jesus” edited by Thomas L. Thompson and Thomas S. Verenna.   Read more…
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• Ancient Christianity as Reflected in Its Churches

  Vassilios Tzaferis   •  11/04/2013

  

  Vassilios Tzaferis reviews “Christians and Christianity, Vol. III & IV (Churches and Monasteries in Samaria and Northern Judea and Churches and Monasteries in Judea)” edited by Noga Carmin.   Read more…
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• Aramaic Documents from Ancient Bactria

  Biblical Archaeology Society Staff   •  10/09/2013

  

  Hershel Shanks reviews “Aramaic Documents from Ancient Bactria (Fourth Century B.C.E.) From the Khalili Collections” edited by Joseph Naveh and Shaul Shaked.   Read more…
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• The Biblical Archaeology Society 2013 Publication Awards Winners

  Biblical Archaeology Society Staff   •  08/13/2013

  

  The 2013 Biblical Archaeology Society Publication Awards recognize the best books published in 2011 and 2012. The biennial BAS Publication Awards for books about archaeology and the Bible have been   Read more…
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• Ancient Gospel or Modern Forgery

  Reviewed by James D.G. Dunn   •  08/13/2013

  

  James D.G. Dunn reviews “Ancient Gospel or Modern Forgery: The Secret Gospel of Mark in Debate” edited by Tony Burke.   Read more…
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• The Lives of Ordinary People in Ancient Israel

  Reviewed by Eric H. Cline   •  08/13/2013

  

  Eric H. Cline reviews “The Lives of Ordinary People in Ancient Israel:Where Archaeology and the Bible Intersect” by William G. Dever.   Read more…
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• The Iron Age I Structure on Mt. Ebal

  Reviewed by Aren Maeir   •  08/01/2013

  

  Aren Maeir reviews “The Iron Age I Structure on Mt. Ebal: Excavation and Interpretation” by Ralph K. Hawkins.   Read more…
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• The Dead Sea Scrolls—A Biography

  Reviewed by Charlotte Hempel   •  06/12/2013

  

  Charlotte Hempel reviews “The Dead Sea Scrolls—A Biography” by John J. Collins.   Read more…
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• The Walls of the Temple Mount (2 vols.)

  Reviewed by Shimon Gibson   •  06/07/2013

  

  Shimon Gibson reviews “The Walls of the Temple Mount (2 vols.)” by Eilat Mazar (with Y. Shalev, P. Reuven, J. Steinberg and B. Balogh).   Read more…
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• Louis C. Tiffany and the Art of Devotion

  Dorothy Willette   •  05/06/2013

  

  Dorothy D. Resig reviews “Louis C. Tiffany and the Art of Devotion” edited by Patricia C. Pongracz.   Read more…
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• Doyen of the Dead Sea Scrolls

  Reviewed by Weston W. Fields   •  04/10/2013

  

  Weston W. Fields reviews “Doyen of the Dead Sea Scrolls” by Zdzislaw J. Kapera and Robert Feather.   Read more…
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• Back-Breakers from Ashkelon and Hazor

  Reviewed by William G. Dever   •  04/03/2013

  

  William G. Dever reviews “Ashkelon 3 The Seventh Century B.C.” and “Hazor: The 1990–2009 Excavations: The Iron Age” by Lawrence E. Stager, Daniel M. Master, J. David Schloen, Amnon Ben-Tor,   Read more…
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• The Biblical Archaeology Society 2013 Publication Awards Call For Entries

  Biblical Archaeology Society Staff   •  02/19/2013

  

  Nominations are invited for the 2013 Biblical Archaeology Society Publication Awards, for books published in 2011 and 2012. The biennial BAS Publication Awards for books about archaeology and the Bible   Read more…
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• Paul and Jesus

  Reviewed by James D.G. Dunn   •  02/13/2013

  

  James D.G. Dunn reviews “Paul and Jesus: How the Apostle Transformed Christianity” by James D. Tabor.   Read more…
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• Le Projet Béthesda (1994–2010)

  Reviewed by Urban C. von Wahlde   •  02/13/2013

  

  Urban C. von Wahlde reviews “Le Projet Béthesda (1994–2010)” by Claudine Dauphin and Shimon Gibson.   Read more…
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• Alexander to Constantine

  Reviewed by Morten Hørning Jensen   •  01/10/2013

  

  Morten Hørning Jensen reviews “Alexander to Constantine: Archaeology of the Land of the Bible (Vol. 3)” by Eric M. Meyers and Mark A. Chancey.   Read more…
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• Jesus and His World

  Reviewed by George Giacumakis   •  12/12/2012

  

  George Giacumakis reviews “Jesus and His World: The Archaeological Evidence” by Craig A. Evans.   Read more…
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• Parables of the Sages

  Reviewed by Étienne Nodet   •  12/12/2012

  

  Étienne Nodet reviews “Parables of the Sages: Jewish Wisdom from Jesus to Rav Ashi” by R. Steven Notley and Ze’ev Safrai.   Read more…
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• The Fiscus Judaicus and the Parting of the Ways

  Reviewed by Shaye J.D. Cohen   •  10/10/2012

  

  The fiscus Judaicus was a tax imposed on the Jews of the Roman Empire by Emperor Vespasian in the early 70s C.E. Whereas formerly the Jews had sent a half   Read more…
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