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Sep 21 Blog

First Person: Should Israel Return the Tablets of the Law to Egypt?

By: Hershel Shanks

In 1969, barely two years after the 1967 Six-Day War, a team of Israeli archaeologists made an exploratory excavation at the base of one of the numerous sites in the Sinai Peninsula proposed as Biblical Mt. Sinai. It was not long before a member of the team exposed a piece of rock with a single Hebrew letter on it. This naturally led to more intensive excavation in this area, as a result of which additional, larger pieces of inscribed stones were recovered. They were taken to Israel for further study.

Apr 16 Blog

Cast of Characters

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

A list of prominent biblical scholars, professors, priests and many others who have been involved in the study, publication and protection of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Mar 21 Blog

Dead Sea Scrolls on the Go

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

If your eReader travels everywhere with you, why not take the Dead Sea Scrolls with you too? The Biblical Archaeology Society has just released eReader versions of two of our most popular books on the scrolls: The Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Understanding the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Dec 21 Blog

Le Rouleau de cuivre de la grotte 3 de Qumran (3Q15)

By: Reviewed by P. Kyle McCarter, Jr.

P. Kyle McCarter, Jr. reviews "Le Rouleau de cuivre de la grotte 3 de Qumran (3Q15)" by Daniel Brizemeure, Noël Lacoudre and Émile Puech.

Dec 19 Blog

The Dead Sea Scrolls, A Full History, Vol. 1

By: Reviewed by Jerome Murphy-O’Connor

Charlotte Hempel reviews "The Dead Sea Scrolls, A Full History, Vol. 1" by Weston W. Fields.

Jun 16 Blog

Caves and Contents (Cave 3)

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Jun 16 Blog

Bibliography

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

A bibliography of works on the Dead Sea Scrolls along with other additional resources including periodicals and online sources.

Apr 18 Blog

Vendyl Jones (1930–2010)

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Vendyl Jones, a Baptist minister turned amateur archaeologist who spent a career in Israel searching for the Ark of the Covenant, passed away in December. He was 80 years old. Often rumored to be the inspiration for Indiana Jones, "Vendy" Jones spent more than four decades scouring the Judean desert for the Ark as well as the priceless treasures listed on the famous Copper Scroll, thought by many to record the locations of the hidden treasures of the Jerusalem Temple.

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