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Jul 22 Blog

Pella: A Window on Survival

Eusebius recounts that the Jewish followers of Jesus heeded his warning and fled to Pella for safety before Jerusalem’s destruction.

Jul 1 Blog

The Siloam Pool: Where Jesus Healed the Blind Man

By: BAS Staff

The Siloam Pool has long been considered a sacred Christian site, even if the correct identification of the site itself was uncertain. According to the Gospel of John, it was at the Siloam Pool where Jesus healed the blind man (John 9:1–11).

Jun 3 Blog

Tomb of Apostle Philip Found

By: BAS Staff

Amid the remains of a fourth- or fifth-century church at Hierapolis, one of the most significant Christian sites in Turkey, archaeologist Francesco D’Andria found a first-century Roman tomb that he believes once held the remains of the apostle Philip.

Jan 2 Blog

New Excavations of the Cave of Salome

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

A 2,000-year-old burial cave associated with Salome—a character from the apocryphal Gospel of James who some early Christians believed help deliver the baby Jesus—has been […]

Oct 21 Blog

The Starbucks Guide to Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology

By: Mark Wilson

Tourists buy a variety of souvenirs when visiting new places. Author Mark Wilson usually brings home only one thing—Starbucks mugs featuring archaeological sites.

Jul 22 Blog

Tradition or History? BAS Travelers Encounter Both on Rhodes

By: Mark Wilson

Mark Wilson describes a recent visit to the island of Rhodes, where Paul stopped during his third journey while returning to Jerusalem.

Sep 6 Blog

Derbe Excavations Explore Pauline Site

By: Noah Wiener

Excavations near Karaman in southern Turkey have begun to uncover remains from ancient Derbe, a site of Paul’s evangelizing in Acts.

Aug 6 Blog

Airport Expansion Reveals the Oldest Church in Iraq

By: Noah Wiener

A 2007 expansion of an airport in Najaf, Iraq exposed the remains of the earliest known Christian church in Iraq. Originally built some 1,700 years […]

Jan 6 Blog

Pilgrimage in Early Christian Jordan and Biblical Turkey

By: Reviewed by Jerome Murphy-O’Connor

Jerome Murphy-O'Connor reviews "Pilgrimage in Early Christian Jordan" by Burton MacDonald and "Biblical Turkey" by Mark Wilson.

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