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Detail from Fresco from The House of the Physician, Pompeii. Museo Arceologico Nazionale, Naples, Italy.

May 30 Blog

Solomon, Socrates and Aristotle

By: Theodore Feder

A wall painting found in the House of the Physician in Pompeii contains the earliest known depiction of a Biblical scene. Two onlookers in the crowd appear to be the Greek philosophers Socrates and Aristotle, according to author Theodore Feder. What do the onlookers reveal about the place of Biblical culture in the Greco-Roman world?

church-of-the-redeemer

May 7 Blog

Where Is Golgotha, Where Jesus Was Crucified?

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Where is Golgotha, where Jesus was crucified, located in Jerusalem? Marcel Serr and Dieter Vieweger discuss past and current investigations into the site where Jesus was crucified.

Mosaic of the Journey to Bethlehem from the Chora Church in Istanbul.

Mar 28 Blog

Were Mary and Joseph Married or Engaged at Jesus’ Birth?

By: Mark Wilson

Were Mary and Joseph married or engaged when they traveled to Bethlehem? Biblical scholar Mark Wilson examines what the gospels say in this Bible History Daily guest post.

Dec 12 Blog

Jesus and His World

By: Reviewed by George Giacumakis

George Giacumakis reviews "Jesus and His World: The Archaeological Evidence" by Craig A. Evans.

Dec 17 Blog

A Pauline Spring

By: Reviewed by Craig A. Evans

Craig A. Evans reviews "Rabbi Paul: An Intellectual Biography" by Bruce Chilton, "In Search of Paul: How Jesus’s Apostle Opposed Rome’s Empire with God’s Kingdom" by Bruce Chilton, "Social-Science Commentary on the Letters of Paul" by Bruce J. Malina and John J. Pilch, "Paul: His Life and Teaching" by John McRay, "Paul: His Story" by Jerome Murphy-O’Connor, "Apostle Paul: His Life and Theology" by Udo Schnelle, trans. M. Eugene Boring and "Paul: In Fresh Perspective" by N.T. Wright.

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