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Sep 26 Blog

Is the “Brother of Jesus” Inscription on the James Ossuary a Forgery?

Although the famous “brother of Jesus” inscription on the so-called James Ossuary has been authenticated by two world-class paleographers, not everyone is convinced that the inscription is authentic.

Feb 15 Blog

Review: The Destruction of the Canaanites

By: Ronald S. Hendel

The Destruction of the Canaanites: God, Genocide, and Biblical Interpretation By Charlie Trimm (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2022), xxx + 117 pp., maps and photos, […]

Apr 29 Blog

Who Is Balaam Son of Beor? Part Two

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Balaam is one of the most enigmatic figures in the Hebrew Bible, and one of the earliest to be referenced outside the biblical text. In […]

Aug 2 Blog

Defining Biblical Hermeneutics

By: Ellen White

The hermeneutics of the Bible are the many ways people read the Bible.

Aug 15 Blog

The Great Shift: Encountering God in Biblical Times

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Ronald S. Hendel reviews The Great Shift: Encountering God in Biblical Times by James L. Kugel.

Oct 10 Blog

Everyday Eves

By: Ellen White

Carol L. Meyers examines what life was like for women in Biblical times. Archaeological evidence, ethnographic studies and Biblical texts illuminate women’s roles in both the household and community and give us a snapshot of everyday life for ordinary women in Iron Age Israel.

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 12 Blog

Ernest S. Frerichs (1925–2013)

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Ernest S. Frerichs, renowned scholar of the Hebrew Bible and Biblical interpretation, passed away on November 11, 2013, at the age of 88. From 1943 to 1946, he served in the U.S. Army in Europe during World War II, for which he was awarded the Combat Infantryman’s Badge and the Bronze Star Medal for his participation in the Battle of the Vosges Mountains in eastern France.

Mar 15 Blog

Analyzing Biblical Psychoanalysis

By: Leonard Greenspoon

A Bible History Daily-exclusive contribution by "Bible in the News" author Leonard J. Greenspoon

Mar 21 Blog

Reading Genesis: Ten Methods

By: Reviewed by Kent Harold Richards

Reading Genesis: Ten Methods edited by Ronald Hendel provides new approaches to Genesis Bible study and is a new tool that explains how to study the Bible effectively.

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