Oct 23 Blog
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
Balaam is one of the most enigmatic figures in the Hebrew Bible, and one of the earliest to be referenced outside the biblical text. In […]
Jun 5 Blog
For the past 2,000 years, people have wondered about the identity and nature of the Star of Bethlehem. And for hundreds of years, some of […]
Dec 25 Blog
By: James D. Tabor
Millions around the world viewed the “Great Conjunction” of Jupiter and Saturn in the southwest sky Monday, December 21, 2020 as Jupiter “caught up with” […]
May 20 Blog
By: BAS Staff
Grateful for BAR I REALLY CHERISH BAR. As a Christian, reading BAR prompts me to look up events/scripture in the Bible. For this alone, I […]
Dec 6 Blog
By: Christopher A. Frilingos
The Magi Who They Were, How They’ve Been Remembered, and Why They Still Fascinate By Eric Vanden Eykel (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2022), 218 pp.; […]
Aug 30 Blog
By: Megan Sauter
A short walk through Rome confirms the richness of its history. From the Pantheon to the Colosseum, the city boasts magnificent architecture and art. Yet […]
Dec 21 Blog
By: Mary Joan Winn Leith
We three kings of Orient are Bearing gifts we traverse afar. Field and fountain, moor and mountain Following yonder star. —John Henry Hopkins Jr. (1857) […]
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