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Herod the Great Coin

Feb 8 Blog

30 People in the New Testament Confirmed

By: Lawrence Mykytiuk

Archaeology has confirmed 53 people from the Hebrew Bible. What about the New Testament? In BAR, Lawrence Mykytiuk examines the political figures in the New Testament who can be identified in the archaeological record and by extra-Biblical writings.

Nov 2 Blog

Herod the Great and the Herodian Family Tree

By: Lawrence Mykytiuk

See a visualization of the Herodian family tree and key events in the New Testament related to members of the Herodian family.

Mar 19 Blog

Women of the Ancient Near East: Julia Berenice

By: Carly Silver

March is Women’s History Month. To celebrate, let’s meet Julia Berenice: queen of Judea, political operator in a Roman arena, and lover of Titus—the destroyer […]

Mar 9 Blog

2,000-Year-Old Road Unearthed in Bet Shemesh

By: Robin Ngo

Archaeologists working in Bet Shemesh, located 19 miles west of Jerusalem in Israel, discovered a Roman-period road near the modern Highway 375.

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Oct 26 Blog

The Third Wall of Jerusalem: Where Romans and Jews Battled

By: Robin Ngo

Archaeologists believe they have located remains of the elusive Third Wall of Jerusalem described by ancient historian Josephus. According to Josephus, Jewish rebels completed this wall leading up to the First Jewish Revolt against the Romans.

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Sep 7 Blog

Judaea Capta Coin Uncovered in Bethsaida Excavations

By: Robin Ngo

A bronze Judaea Capta coin issued by Jewish ruler Agrippa II was discovered in the 2014 Bethsaida excavations.

Sep 21 Blog

Have the Tombs of the Kings of Judah Been Found?: A Response

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

In a 1987 issue of BAR, Hershel Shanks presented a summary of Amos Kloner's 1986 article in which the Israeli archaeologist argues that the burial caves at the Dominican Monastery in Jerusalem are the tombs of the last kings of Judah and their families. The title of Shanks’s article was in the form of a question: “Have the Tombs of the Kings of Judah Been Found?” I hope to answer his question.

Jerusalem’s Traitor: Josephus, Masada, and the Fall of Judea

Feb 13 Blog

Jerusalem’s Traitor

By: Reviewed by Louis H. Feldman

Louis H. Feldman reviews "Jerusalem’s Traitor: Josephus, Masada, and the Fall of Judea" by Desmond Seward.

Nov 28 Blog

Jerusalem’s Temple Mount Not Completed by King Herod

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Coins discovered beneath the foundations of Jerusalem’s Western Wall prove that Herod the Great did not even come close to completing construction on the Temple […]

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