Jun 12 Blog
By: Ellen White
The open-air altar shrine, called a bamah (plural bamot), is known through several books of the Biblical canon. Often referred to as “high places” in translations of the Bible, bamot were worship sites that usually contained an altar.
Feb 20 Blog
By: BAS Staff
Also known as the Old Testament, the Hebrew Bible was composed over a long span of time. Numerous opinions exist as to when the earliest […]
Dec 9 Blog
By: Jonathan Laden
A virtual exhibition, Daily Life in an Ancient Judean Town, has been announced by the Badè Museum of Biblical Archaeology. It promises to cover topics […]
Sep 14 Blog
By: Marek Dospěl
A Tel Moza temple, within sight of Jerusalem, was a rival to the First Temple in Jerusalem. Solomon's Temple had previously been thought to be unrivaled in ancient Judah.
Sep 9 Blog
By: Jennifer Drummond
We all know the story of the Assyrian destruction of the northern Kingdom of Israel in 720 B.C.E. Due to their wicked ways, God allowed […]
Feb 3 Blog
Researchers conclude, based on handwriting analysis, that 31 of the Samaria inscriptions were written by two scribes. This supports the theory that literacy was not widespread in the Northern Kingdom of Israel, 2,800 years ago.
Oct 21 Blog
By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff
John H. Hayes, a world-renowned Hebrew Bible scholar and Candler School of Theology professor emeritus at Emory University, died on July 11, 2013, at age 79.
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