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Feb 29 Blog

Bible Animals: From Hyenas to Hippos

By: Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin

Lions and crocodiles and monkeys, oh my! There are about a hundred different types of animal species mentioned in the Bible.

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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.

Feb 6 Blog

Bald Habakkuk

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

The Museum of Biblical Art in New York city turns ten this year. In honor of their tenth anniversary, they have organized a stunning exhibit: Sculpture in the Age of Donatello: Renaissance Masterpieces from Florence Cathedral.

Mar 8 Blog

The Making of a Messiah

By: James Tabor

In this post I want to to consider what I call the “textual dynamics of messianic self-identity.” I realize that is a mouthful but bear with me here, as this subject is quite fascinating and I think we can see some light on this issue if we take all our evidence into account, both ancient and modern.

Google Helps Readers Understand Scroll Translations

Jun 25 Blog

Unrolling Fragile Dead Sea Scrolls

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

The Israel Museum and Google’s collaborative Digital Dead Sea Scrolls project, which provides searchable, high-resolution images of several Dead Sea Scrolls, set its sites higher by attempting to read fragile and un-openable Dead Sea Scrolls through high-tech visualization.

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.

Google Helps Readers Understand Scroll Translations

Apr 10 Blog

Google Helps Readers Understand Scroll Translations

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

In September 2011, Google and the Israel Museum launched the ambitious Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Project, with the aim of eventually making English translations and […]

Jan 26 Blog

The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Hasmonean State

By: Reviewed by Sidnie White Crawford

Sidnie White Crawford reviews "The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Hasmonean State" By Hanan Eshel.

Dec 16 Blog

Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible

By: Reviewed by Alan Millard

Alan Millard reviews "Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible" by Karel van der Toorn.

Sep 27 Blog

Google, Israel Museum Put Dead Sea Scrolls Online

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

This week, the Israel Museum, in collaboration with Google, launched a new Web site that allows visitors to view and search high-resolution images of the […]

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