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Roman Catacomb Painting at the Catacombs of Santa Priscilla. Image courtesy James Tabor.

Feb 15 Blog

The Last Days of Jesus: A Final “Messianic” Meal

On Wednesday Jesus began to make plans for Passover. He sent two of his disciples into the city to prepare a large second-story guest room where he could gather secretly and safely with his inner group.

The Ravenna mosaic of Jesus. Photo: Sant’Apollinare Nuovo Ravenna, Italy/Bridgeman Images

Dec 16 Blog

Did Jesus Exist? Searching for Evidence Beyond the Bible

By: Lawrence Mykytiuk

Did Jesus of Nazareth, “the man Christ Jesus” (1 Timothy 2:5), really exist? What’s the evidence outside of the Bible? Classical and Jewish writings from the first several centuries C.E. give us a glimpse of the person who would become the central figure in Christianity mere decades after his crucifixion.

The Repentant St. Peter by El Greco. Photo: The Phillips Collection.

May 13 Blog

The Apostle Peter in Rome

By: Nicola Denzey Lewis

Brown University Religious Studies professor Nicola Denzey Lewis answers frequently asked questions about the apostle Peter. Denzey Lewis appears in the CNN series Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact, Forgery, which aims to investigate artifacts that shed light on the world in which Jesus lived.

Mar 30 Blog

Did Jesus’ Last Supper Take Place Above the Tomb of David?

By: Marek Dospěl

Jesus’ Last Supper and the Tomb of David are traditionally associated with a building called the Cenacle in Jerusalem. Can archaeology shed light on these traditions?

Nov 13 Blog

Israel Antiquities Authority Tries to Keep Ossuary Return a Secret

By: Hershel Shanks

Not a word about the return of the 'James Ossuary' to its owner Oded Golan had appeared in the Israeli press, despite the fact that they had extensively covered the criminal trial and Golan’s acquittal. How could this be?

Sep 5 Blog

A “Jesus Hideout” in Jordan

By: James Tabor

Biblical Scholar James Tabor examines the setting of some of the Jesus' final excursions before his crucifixion.

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.

Feb 14 Blog

Further Comments by Cohen-Matlofsky

By: Dr. Claude Cohen-Matlofsky

Back to “Jesus Tomb” Controversy Erupts—Again The Imperfect Tomb of Jesus and Family Recently, in Jerusalem, at the third Princeton Symposium on Judaism and Christian […]

Feb 1 Blog

The Statistics Are Not “Nil”

By: Camil Fuchs

Back to “Jesus Tomb” Controversy Erupts—Again Camil Fuchs, Professor of Statistics, Tel-Aviv University [The following is a statement circulated by e-mail by Professor Fuchs to […]

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