Mar 31 Blog
By: Jonathan Klawans
Many assume that Jesus' Last Supper was a Seder, the ritual Passover meal. Examine evidence from the synoptic Gospels with scholar Jonathan Klawans.
Feb 15 Blog
By: James Tabor
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.
Jan 24 Blog
By: BAS Staff
On what day did Jesus rise? After three days or on the third day? Ben Witherington III examines this question in BAR.
Jan 4 Blog
By: Lawrence Mykytiuk
See a visualization of the Herodian family tree and key events in the New Testament related to members of the Herodian family.
Aug 9 Blog
The Gospels, the first four books of the New Testament, tell the story of the life of Jesus. Yet only one—the Gospel of John—claims to be an eyewitness account, the testimony of the unnamed “disciple whom Jesus loved.”
Mar 30 Blog
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?
Dec 3 Blog
By: Mary Joan Winn Leith
“The Cherry Tree Carol” is a Christmas carol that first appeared in 13th-century England; an American version was discovered in Appalachia in the 20th century. Stonehill College Biblical scholar Mary Joan Winn Leith explains the carol’s roots in early Christian Syrian churches.
Nov 28 Blog
By: Dorothy Willette
Go on a journey of the senses through history and discover the significance of ritual feasts and meals in antiquity.
Jul 6 Blog
By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff
The origins of Jewish dietary or kosher laws (kashrut) have long been the subject of scholarly research and debate.
Jul 5 Blog
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel died on July 2, 2016. Read an interview BAR Editor Hershel Shanks conducted with Wiesel and Biblical scholar Frank Moore Cross, republished from BAR, July/August 2004.
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