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By: Robin M. Jensen

The story of the offering of Isaac is one of the most powerful narratives in the Hebrew Bible. But each tradition has understood and used the story differently and for varying purposes.

By: BAS Staff

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.”

By: Dorothy Willette

Go on a journey of the senses through history and discover the significance of ritual feasts and meals in antiquity.

By: James Tabor

The various types of the heavenly journeys we have reports about can be divided into four basic categories, based upon the fundamental purpose or outcome of the ascent as reported in a given text. Generally speaking, the first two categories are more characteristic of the Ancient Near Eastern, or archaic period, which would include most texts of the Hebrew Bible (OT). The latter two categories are more typical of the Hellenistic period, which reflects the perspective of the NT.

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

CNN’s Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact, Forgery investigates artifacts that may shed new light on Jesus and his world.

By: James Tabor

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

By: Philip Davies

Yosef Garfinkel responds to Philip Davies' response on the Bible and Interpretation website. In it, he accuses Yosef Garfinkel of "misrepresent[ing]" what minimalism is, of being a "careless and overblown writer" and "unable to distinguish truth from fact."

By: Reviewed by Urban C. von Wahlde

Urban C. von Wahlde reviews "The Final Days of Jesus: The Archaeological Evidence" by Shimon Gibson.

By: Reviewed by Ben Witherington, III

Ben Witherington, III reviews "Resurrection: The Origin and Future of a Biblical Doctrine" by Eric H. Cline.

By: James Tabor

Back to “Jesus Tomb” Controversy Erupts—Again James D. Tabor, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Jodi Magness argues on this web site that the controversial […]