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The Great Isaiah Scroll. Photo: John C. Trevor, PhD. Digital Image: James E. Trevor

Jan 11 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?

A portion of the recently deciphered Dead Sea Scroll 4Q324d containing a 364-day calendar used by the Qumran community in the Judean Desert. Photo: Courtesy of the University of Haifa.

Jun 26 Blog

Deciphered Dead Sea Scroll Reveals 364-Day Calendar

By: Robin Ngo

Researchers recently deciphered one of the last two remaining Dead Sea Scrolls. Written in code, the scroll describes a 364-day calendar used by the Qumran community that lived in the Judean Desert.

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Oct 8 Blog

The Song of Songs: Love Is Strong as Death

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

The Song of Songs (or Song of Solomon) from the Hebrew Bible is a love song beyond compare—although it has been compared to everything. Some have deemed it lewd entertainment. Others have sung its praise.

Feb 22 Blog

A Political History of the Arameans

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Yigal Levin reviews A Political History of the Arameans by K. Lawson Younger, Jr..

Oct 6 Blog

The Cities That Built the Bible

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Cynthia Shafer-Elliott reviews "The Cities That Built the Bible" by Robert R. Cargill.

Dec 26 Blog

The Jesus Dynasty

By: Reviewed by James F. Strange

James F. Strange reviews "The Jesus Dynasty: The Hidden History of Jesus, His Royal Family, and the Birth of Christianity" by James D. Tabor.

Dec 20 Blog

Qumran Cave 4 – XII, 1-2 Samuel (Discoveries in the Judaean Desert Series, XVII)

By: Reviewed by Hershel Shanks

Hershel Shanks reviews "Qumran Cave 4 - XII, 1-2 Samuel (Discoveries in the Judaean Desert Series, XVII)" by Frank Moore Cross, Donald W. Parry, Richard J. Saley and Eugene Ulrich.

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