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Jul 10 Blog

Doyenne of Hebrew Paleography

By: André Lemaire

André Lemaire reflects on the legacy of Ada Yardeni, a world-renowned scholar in the field of Hebrew and Aramaic paleography.

May 30 Blog

First Person: A Scepter from the Temple?

By: Hershel Shanks

In his First Person column in the May/June 2016 issue of BAR, Hershel Shanks asks: Where is the paleographer who says the ivory pomegranate is fake?

Mar 23 Blog

Ivory Pomegranate Revisited: A Relic from Solomon’s Temple?

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

The famous inscribed ivory pomegranate, which, if authentic, may have been the head of a scepter from Solomon’s Temple, has endured decades of debate. Is the inscription real, or is it a forgery? A meeting between world-class paleographers in the summer of 2015 may have settled the debate.

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.

Jun 14 Blog

Writing and Literacy in the World of Ancient Israel

By: Reviewed by Alan Millard

Did ancient Israelites write? Is there evidence apart from the Hebrew Bible? If so, what did they write? And who could write? Inscriptions on stone, notes and scribbles on pots and potsherds, names on seals and other writings are often so interesting you don’t ask how they were written or who the writers were. Chris Rollston does that in this readable new book.

Apr 13 Blog

James Ossuary Forgery Trial Resources Guide

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

The Biblical archaeology world has been abuzz ever since Oded Golan and Robert Deutsch were declared not guilty in the March 14th James Ossuary forgery trial verdict. The verdict sparked renewed discussion of the authenticity of the alleged forgeries, but sadly, much of the discussion on the forgery trial verdict and the James Ossuary ignores the wealth of scholarship available on the artifacts and trial.

Mar 14 Blog

VERDICT: NOT GUILTY

By: Hershel Shanks

Defendants Oded Golan and Robert Deutsch were acquitted of all forgery charges on a bone box reading “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus.”

Mar 13 Blog

Video: Hershel Shanks Explores the Evidence Before the James Ossuary Trial

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Just before the James Ossuary trial, Biblical Archaeology Review editor Hershel Shanks delivered a public lecture at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem explaining why the Israel Antiquities Authority had failed to make a convincing case that the James Ossuary inscription—reading “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus”—is a forgery.

Mar 12 Blog

What You Need to Know Before the James Ossuary Forgery Trial Verdict

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

This Wednesday, March 14, Jerusalem judge Aharon Farkash delivers his verdict in the “forgery trial of the century.” He will be deciding whether the case’s two remaining defendants, Tel Aviv collector Oded Golan and antiquities dealer and scholar Robert Deutsch, are guilty of creating and selling forged antiquities.

Oct 17 Blog

Fudging Biblical Forgeries

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Professor Yuval Goren has been the single driving force that found at least three famous inscriptions on Jewish artifacts to be Biblical forgeries. He spoke […]

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