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Jul 6 Blog

Making Sense of Kosher Laws

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

The origins of Jewish dietary or kosher laws (kashrut) have long been the subject of scholarly research and debate.

Aug 13 Blog

King Herod’s Ritual Bath at Machaerus

By: Robin Ngo

Several mikva’ot (Jewish ritual baths) have been uncovered at Machaerus, the palace-fortress on the eastern shore of the Dead Sea where Salome danced and John the Baptist was beheaded. Archaeologist Győző Vörös takes readers on a journey through past and current archaeological excavations that have resulted in the discovery of these ritual baths.

Nov 29 Blog

Biblical Pharisees and Jewish Halakhah

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Were the Biblical Pharisees really as bad as the New Testament makes them seem? Professor Roland Deines of the University of Nottingham thinks not.

Mar 29 Blog

Bet Shemesh Dig Uncovers 2,000-Year-Old Jewish Settlement

By: Robin Ngo

Archaeologists discovered eight Jewish ritual baths, cisterns and a complex of underground hiding refuges at a 2,000-year-old settlement in Israel.

Dec 30 Blog

Top 10 Biblical Archaeology Discoveries in 2016

By: Robin Ngo

As we ring in the New Year, check out the top Biblical archaeology discoveries that amazed us in 2016!

Sep 28 Blog

First Person: BAR Gives Away $50,000

By: Hershel Shanks

BAR is giving $50,000 in grants to professional archaeological excavations in Israel.

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