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Aug 13 Blog

The Biblical Archaeology Society 2013 Publication Awards Winners

The 2013 Biblical Archaeology Society Publication Awards recognize the best books published in 2011 and 2012. The biennial BAS Publication Awards for books about archaeology and the Bible have been presented since 1985. This year’s prestigious awards have been made possible by a grant from Frederick L. Simmons, Esq. of Glendale, California. Winning authors receive an honorary certificate and an award of $500.00 for each category. BAS congratulates the recipients of the 2013 Publication Awards and extends heartfelt thanks to the panel of judges.

Jul 23 Blog

Tel Rehov House Associated with the Biblical Prophet Elisha

By: Noah Wiener

The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) reported the discovery of a building that “might have been the house of Elisha the prophet” at Tel Rehov in Israel. The sixteen-year-long excavations at Tel Rehov, directed by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem archaeologist Amihai Mazar, investigate the largest Canaanite and Israelite sites in the Beth-Shean Valley at one of the largest tells in the nation.

Feb 19 Blog

The Biblical Archaeology Society 2013 Publication Awards Call For Entries

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Nominations are invited for the 2013 Biblical Archaeology Society Publication Awards, for books published in 2011 and 2012. The biennial BAS Publication Awards for books about archaeology and the Bible have been presented since 1985. These prestigious awards have now been made possible by a grant from Frederick L. Simmons, Esq. of Glendale, California.

Apr 6 Blog

The Difference Between Theology and Religious Studies

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Not long ago, Bible scholar Michael Coogan was interviewed for the alumni magazine of Stonehill College about his new book God and Sex. In her recent Biblical Views column in the March/April 2012 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, Coogan’s colleague Mary Joan Winn Leith notes that Coogan was characteristically articulate, striking a mild “just the facts” tone regarding the Bible’s historical background and what the Bible actually has to say about sex.

Jan 20 Blog

God and Sex

By: Reviewed by Phyllis Trible

Phyllis Trible reviews "God and Sex: What the Bible Really Says" by Michael Coogan.

Nov 9 Blog

The Bible’s Buried Secrets

By: Reviewed by Kenneth Atkinson

Kenneth Atkinson reviews The Bible’s Buried Secrets: A Two-hour NOVA special

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