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Mar 16 Blog

How Bad Was Jezebel?

For more than two thousand years, Jezebel has been saddled with a reputation as the bad girl of the Bible, the wickedest of women. But just how depraved was she?

Nov 21 Blog

The Tomb of Jesus? Wrong on Every Count

By: Craig Evans and Steven Feldman

Back to “Jesus Tomb” Controversy Erupts—Again Rarely does the world of Biblical archaeology make as much news as when filmmakers James Cameron and Simcha Jacobovici […]

Sep 3 Blog

53 People in the Bible Confirmed Archaeologically

By: Lawrence Mykytiuk

How many people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible have been confirmed archaeologically? Lawrence Mykytiuk reveals the surprising number—from Israelite kings to Mesopotamian monarchs—and some lesser figures as well.

Jul 4 Blog

Jewish Worship, Pagan Symbols

By: Walter Zanger

What are zodiac mosaics doing in ancient synagogues in Israel?

May 19 Blog

Isaiah’s Signature Uncovered in Jerusalem

By: Megan Sauter

Archaeologist Eilat Mazar reveals what may be a seal impression of the prophet Isaiah—unveiled here for the first time ever—in honor of Hershel Shanks’s retirement as Editor of BAR.

Apr 30 Blog

Computer Program Learning to Read Paleo-Hebrew Letters

By: Robin Ngo

Researchers from Tel Aviv University are developing a computer program that can read Paleo-Hebrew, a script used by the Israelites over 2,600 years ago.

Oct 5 Blog

First Person: A New Target

By: Hershel Shanks

Is the relic from "Solomon's Temple" a forgery after all? The authenticity of the ivory pomegranate inscription is called into question by a leading scholar.

Sep 7 Blog

Ancient Aramaic Business Records

By: Robin Ngo

In “2,000 Ancient Aramaic Business Scribbles (including the delivery of 30 mice)” in the September/October issue of BAR, Ada Yardeni explains how inscribed ostraca provide us with a window into the agricultural, economic and social life in the Hebron hills in the fourth century B.C.E.

Oct 10 Blog

BAR Authors Respond to Readers’ Letters

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Biblical Scholarship—Critical, Skeptical or Respectful?
Emeritus professor of Hebrew and Ancient Semitic Languages Alan Millard critiques Ronald S. Hendel’s Biblical Views column “Critical Biblical Scholarship—What’s the Use?” (July/August 2012).

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.

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