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Jul 5 Blog

BAR Interview with Elie Wiesel and Frank Moore Cross

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel died on July 2, 2016. Read an interview BAR Editor Hershel Shanks conducted with Wiesel and Biblical scholar Frank Moore Cross, republished from BAR, July/August 2004.

Feb 13 Blog

Biblical Archaeology Books on the Go

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

The Bible in the News, Aspects of Monotheism, The Rise of Ancient Israel, Feminist Approaches to the Bible and The Search for Jesus are now available as digital publications for your eReader

Oct 10 Blog

Critical Biblical Scholarship—A Response

By: Alan Millard

In the recent Biblical Views column “Critical Biblical Scholarship—What’s the Use?” Ronald Hendel claims, “There’s no good reason to be hostile toward good scholarship.”

Oct 10 Blog

BAR Authors Respond to Readers’ Letters

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Biblical Scholarship—Critical, Skeptical or Respectful?
Emeritus professor of Hebrew and Ancient Semitic Languages Alan Millard critiques Ronald S. Hendel’s Biblical Views column “Critical Biblical Scholarship—What’s the Use?” (July/August 2012).

Jun 6 Blog

The Art of Biblical Criticism

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

In the May/June 2012 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, Biblical scholar James A. Sanders reviews what he considers “an essentially new book and mandatory to any serious student of the Hebrew Bible text.”

Jan 19 Blog

The Natural History of the Bible

By: Reviewed by Paula Wapnish

Paula Wapnish reviews "The Natural History of the Bible: An Environmental Exploration of the Hebrew Scriptures" by Daniel Hillel.

Oct 13 Blog

The Remarkable Story of the Sinai Palimpsest

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

In her book The Sisters of Sinai, author Janet Soskice recounts the remarkable adventure that led to the discovery of the Sinai Palimpsest.

May 1 Blog

Fit for a Queen: Jezebel’s Royal Seal

By: Reviewed by Marjo C.A. Korpel

Back to Scholars Debate “Jezebel” Seal   Thousands and thousands of seals and seal impressions (bullae) from the ancient Near East have been found, including […]

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