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Feb 27 Blog

The Aleppo Codex

The world’s oldest Hebrew Bible, the Aleppo Codex, is missing pages—and not just a couple leaves, but four of the Five Books of Moses! What happened to them?

Jul 4 Blog

Jewish Worship, Pagan Symbols

By: Walter Zanger

What are zodiac mosaics doing in ancient synagogues in Israel?

Sep 8 Blog

A Samson Mosaic from Huqoq

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Jodi Magness's excavations at Huqoq have exposed an elaborate Samson mosaic as well as new insights into the development of ancient synagogues.

Nov 9 Blog

After the Pittsburgh Tragedy

By: Jonathan Klawans

Religion professor and BAR author Jonathan Klawans provides reflections after the tragedy that befell the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA.

Jul 7 Blog

On Display in Rome: Images of the Temple Menorah

By: Fredric Brandfon

The Menorah: Worship, History and Myth, a major exhibition on display at the Vatican Museum and the Jewish Museum in Rome, provides dramatic images of the Temple Menorah.

Jun 3 Blog

Ancient Synagogues—Archaeology and Art

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Benjamin D. Gordon reviews "Ancient Synagogues— Archaeology and Art: New Discoveries and Current Research" by Rachel Hachlili.

Dec 31 Blog

The Robo-Scribe

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

The artist group Robotlab has recently developed a method for creating a “handwritten” Torah robotically.

Jul 14 Blog

New Huqoq Mosaics

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

New mosaics from the fifth-century C.E. Huqoq synagogue in Israel were found during the 2013 excavation season.

Feb 25 Blog

What’s a Greek God Doing in an Ancient Synagogue?

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Join Steven Fine, Jodi Magness and Hershel Shanks in New York City on March 3rd, 2013.

Apr 13 Blog

The Bible in the News

By: Leonard Greenspoon

In his column The Bible in the News, Leonard J. Greenspoon looks at the various ways the Biblical proverb “Physician, heal thyself” is used by today’s media.

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