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Jul 27 Blog

The “Original” Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls

By: Noah Wiener

More than 200 Biblical texts written in Hebrew were discovered among the Dead Sea Scrolls. How do these ancient Biblical texts compare with the Masoretic Text and the Greek Septuagint in scholars’ search for the most authoritative text of the Hebrew Bible?

Oct 10 Blog

Steps to a New Edition of the Hebrew Bible

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Gary A. Rendsburg reviews Steps to a New Edition of the Hebrew Bible by Ronald Hendel.

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Apr 9 Blog

Book of Leviticus Verses Recovered from Burnt Hebrew Bible Scroll

By: Robin Ngo

A burnt ancient scroll found 45 years ago has finally been deciphered thanks to advanced digital technology. The scroll was revealed to contain verses from the Book of Leviticus.

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Nov 15 Blog

Museum of the Bible: Part Museum, Part Holy Land Experience

By: Robin Ngo

The Museum of the Bible is opening in Washington, DC. Take a look at some of the spectacular exhibition spaces and interactive rooms.

Apr 24 Blog

D.C.-Area Archaeology Event

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

On Sunday, April 30, 2017, Sidnie White Crawford will deliver the lecture “What the Dead Sea Scrolls Teach Us About the Bible” in the D.C. area.

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Dec 11 Blog

Dead Sea Scrolls History: Looking Back on the Last 75 Years

By: Megan Sauter

In an exclusive Bible History Daily interview, Dead Sea Scroll scholars Peter Flint, Martin Abegg and Andrew Perrin—directors of North America’s only research center dedicated to Qumran studies—reflect on some major moments in recent Qumran scholarship and pressing issues that lie ahead.

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.”

Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible

Apr 17 Blog

The Art and Science of Textual Criticism

By: Reviewed by James A. Sanders

Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible by Emanuel Tov. This third edition of Tov’s enlightening treatise is the necessary handbook for the understanding and practice of the art and science of textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible today.

Apr 16 Blog

Introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Read more about the remarkable discovery, excavations and “the academic scandal par excellence of the 20th century.”

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.

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