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Aug 27 Blog

Treasures in Clay Jars

The ubiquity of hoards in antiquity, both in time and region, suggests that the phenomenon was so well known that Paul could reasonably use it as an analogy. These treasures—the coin hoards mentioned in of 2 Corinthians 4:7—were never placed in clay lamps but rather in clay jars.

Nov 8 Blog

Second Temple Period Jars Found

By: Jonathan Laden

Clay objects and dozens of jars were found in what had been a water hole at the Khirbet Kafr Mer site in Beit El, on […]

Jul 11 Blog

Tarshish: Hacksilber Hoards Pinpoint Solomon’s Silver Source

By: Noah Wiener

What is the location of Tarshish, the Biblical source of the Phoenician silver trade? A Hacksilber Project study points to Spain and Sardinia as the Biblical world’s source of silver in the 10th century B.C.E., lending scientific credence to textual associations between Biblical Tarshish and modern Sardinia.

Feb 19 Blog

Hoard of Gold Coins Found in Caesarea Harbor

By: Robin Ngo

A massive hoard of gold coins—the largest discovered to date in Israel—was found by divers in the Caesarea harbor.

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.

Jun 5 Blog

Ancient Phoenix: The Harbor That Might Have Been

By: Mark Wilson

Explore a Pauline site on Crete with Mark Wilson.

Oct 23 Blog

The Serendipities of Archaeological Travel with BAS

By: Mark Wilson

Mark Wilson took BAS audiences through to Neolithic, Hebrew Bible and New Testament sites in Turkey after political circumstances prevented a trip to southeastern Turkey.

Jul 16 Blog

Fatimid Treasure Discovered at Crusader-Era Apollonia-Arsuf

By: Noah Wiener

Archaeologists seek out the treasures of the past, but rarely do they come across literal pots of gold. Tel Aviv University and the Israel Nature and Parks Authority excavations at Arsuf uncovered a spectacular cache of over 100 gold dinals deliberately buried by the Knights Hospitaller in the 13th century C.E. A fortune in the thirteenth century, the Fatimid coins are worth up to $500,000 today.

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