Sep 7 Blog
By: BAS Staff
In a BAS Library Special Collection, BAS editors have hand-selected articles from Biblical Archaeology Review and Bible Review that examine the Genesis flood, its interpretations, and what the similar Babylonian flood stories can teach us.
Sep 4 Blog
By: Ronald S. Hendel
If we wanted to find the flood that gave rise to the legend of Noah’s Flood, we should look for a big flood in northern Mesopotamia, says scholar Ronald S. Hendel.
By: Marek Dospěl
Biblical psalms have throughout millennia been an important part of traditional Jewish and Christian worship. How were Biblical psalms originally performed?
Aug 14 Blog
By: Robin Ngo
Were the creation stories in Genesis meant to be taken literally? Maybe not, says Biblical scholar Shawna Dolansky in her Biblical Views column “The Multiple Truths of Myths” in the January/February 2016 issue of BAR.
Jul 12 Blog
By: Dorothy Willette
Few symbols have a tradition as long and as rich as the dove. Read about what it represents and how its use has been shared, adapted and reinterpreted across cultures and millennia to suit changing belief systems.
Jul 3 Blog
By: Janet Howe Gaines
In most manifestations of her myth, Lilith represents chaos, seduction and ungodliness. Yet, in her every guise, Lilith has cast a spell on humankind. Who is Lilith in the Bible?
May 13 Blog
Still another group is looking for Mt. Ararat, where the Bible says Noah landed after the flood. This group is looking to confirm the tradition that nearby Mt. Cudi (Judi Dagh) is really Mt. Ararat, as recorded in the Quran, Sura 11.44.
Apr 26 Blog
By: Adam E. Miglio
What do the Book of Genesis and the Epic of Gilgamesh have in common? Surprisingly, a lot. Chapters 1–11 of Genesis reached their final form […]
Feb 16 Blog
By: Noah Wiener
A recently translated Old Babylonian flood tablet describes how to build a circular ark.
Aug 26 Blog
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
While the Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the most famous ancient texts ever written and is available today in dozens of languages and editions, […]
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