Nov 20 Blog
By: BAS Staff
According to Jewish New Testament scholar Amy-Jill Levine, much if not all of the New Testament is Jewish literature.
Jun 26 Blog
By: Robin Ngo
Researchers recently deciphered one of the last two remaining Dead Sea Scrolls. Written in code, the scroll describes a 364-day calendar used by the Qumran community that lived in the Judean Desert.
Apr 24 Blog
A recent study has sought to determine by sophisticated methods whether Khirbet Qumran was home to a community of sectarian Jews, the Essenes.
Mar 1 Blog
By: Lawrence H. Schiffman
In part two of his study on schisms in Jewish history, Lawrence H. Schiffman examines the Samaritan schism.
Nov 29 Blog
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.
Feb 20 Blog
In the May/June 2015 issue of BAR, Lawrence H. Schiffman describes the Dead Sea Scrolls’ history, from their discovery in the Qumran caves to the state of present-day scroll research.
Nov 15 Blog
The Museum of the Bible is opening in Washington, DC. Take a look at some of the spectacular exhibition spaces and interactive rooms.
Oct 20 Blog
By: Robin Ngo and Megan Sauter
A new museum dedicated to the best-selling book of all time will open in Washington, D.C.—just three blocks from the U.S. Capitol.
Feb 8 Blog
By: Megan Sauter
A 10 Commandments stone tablet—believed by some to be the oldest stone copy of the 10 Commandments—was sold at an auction in November 2016 for $850,000.
Jan 5 Blog
According to scholar Jonathan Klawans, ancient Jews—including the Pharisees, Sadducees and Essenes—cared as much about matters of Jewish theology as about laws and practices.
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