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Dec 1 Blog

First Person: Did the Kingdoms of Saul, David and Solomon Actually Exist?

In BAR, Hershel Shanks examines a recent article published by archaeologist Amihai Mazar. Mazar contends that while the Biblical narratives were written hundreds of years after the reigns of Saul, David and Solomon, they “retain memories of reality.”

Sep 3 Blog

53 People in the Bible Confirmed Archaeologically

By: Lawrence Mykytiuk

How many people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible have been confirmed archaeologically? Lawrence Mykytiuk reveals the surprising number—from Israelite kings to Mesopotamian monarchs—and some lesser figures as well.

Apr 10 Blog

Biblical Minimalism and Maximalism in Scholarship

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Bill Dever discusses BAR’s facilitation of the Biblical minimalism-maximalism debate, which centers on whether the establishment of ancient Israel took place in the tenth or the ninth century B.C.E.

Sep 8 Blog

Does Radiocarbon Dating Accuracy Help Us Determine Bible Chronology?

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Is radiocarbon dating more reliable to determine Biblical chronology than traditional methods of dating archaeological strata?

Feb 15 Blog

Hazor: Canaanite Metropolis, Israelite City

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

William G. Dever reviews Hazor: Canaanite Metropolis, Israelite City by Amnon Ben-Tor.

Jan 5 Blog

Biblical Sha’arayim: Khirbet Qeiyafa’s Second Gate Discovered

By: Robin Ngo

Excavations at Khirbet Qeiyafa have uncovered a second city gate from the 10th century B.C.E., the time of King David’s reign. No other site from this period has more than one gate. What do Qeiyafa’s two city gates tell us about the Kingdom of Judah in David’s time?

Nov 19 Blog

Tel Gezer Water System Built by Canaanites?

By: Henry Curtis Pelgrift

New evidence indicates that the water system at Tel Gezer in Israel may have been built by Canaanites in the Middle Bronze Age (c. 2000–1500 B.C.).

Apr 3 Blog

Biblical Lachish

By: BAS Staff

Larry G. Herr reviews "Biblical Lachish: A Tale of Construction, Destruction, Excavation and Restoration" by David Ussishkin.

Jul 2 Blog

Divided Kingdom, United Critics

By: Reviews by William G. Dever and Aaron Burke

The Forgotten Kingdom by Israel Finkelstein traces the development of the northern kingdom of Israel to an earlier time associated with the reign of King Saul. The award-winning work is critically and independently reviewed by William G. Dever and Aaron Burke.

Nov 8 Blog

Khirbet Qeiyafa and Tel Lachish Excavations Explore Early Kingdom of Judah

By: Noah Wiener

Monumental discoveries from the 2013 season at Khirbet Qeiyafa provide new evidence of an extensive civil administration during the time of King David. To continue investigating the tenth-century kingdom of Judah, the Qeiyafa archaeologists are heading to Lachish.

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