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Jul 22 Blog

Pella: A Window on Survival

By: Mark Wilson

Eusebius recounts that the Jewish followers of Jesus heeded his warning and fled to Pella for safety before Jerusalem’s destruction.

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Apr 22 Blog

Alternative Facts: Domitian’s Persecution of Christians

By: Mark Wilson

“Alternative facts” and “fake news” are not just a contemporary phenomenon. On occasion ancient writers similarly tried to spin their version of the truth. One such claim was that Roman emperor Domitian was a great persecutor of Christians.

Aug 27 Blog

Treasures in Clay Jars

By: Mark Wilson

The ubiquity of hoards in antiquity, both in time and region, suggests that the phenomenon was so well known that Paul could reasonably use it as an analogy. These treasures—the coin hoards mentioned in of 2 Corinthians 4:7—were never placed in clay lamps but rather in clay jars.

Jul 25 Blog

Excavating Ancient Pella, Jordan

By: BAS Staff

According to fourth-century church historian Eusebius, on the eve of Jerusalem’s destruction by the Romans in 70 A.D., Jesus’ followers miraculously escaped the city and fled to Pella of the Decapolis in Jordan. Did this miraculous event occur? Is there evidence of first-century Christians at ancient Pella?

Sep 2 Blog

Carchemish in the Bible and History

By: Mark Wilson

Carchemish was an important Hittite fortress and provincial capital located on the west bank of the Euphrates River.

Feb 26 Blog

Raphael Golb Guilty of Impersonating Dead Sea Scrolls Scholar

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

A New York jury returned a verdict of guilty on 30 of 31 counts against 50-year-old Raphael Golb, son of University of Chicago Dead Sea Scroll scholar Norman Golb. Thus ended Raphael Golb’s three week trial in which he admitted to originating hundreds of emails and blogs, in some of which he used fake accounts to impersonate prominent scroll scholar Lawrence Schiffman of New York University.

Nov 17 Blog

Witnessing the Divine

By: Robin M. Jensen

The legend of the magi has fired the imagination of Christians since the earliest times. In art, the adoration of the magi appeared earlier and far more frequently than any other scene of Jesus’ birth and infancy, including images of the babe in a manger.

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May 31 Blog

The Greeks Go to Washington

By: Robin Ngo

The National Geographic Museum exhibit The Greeks—Agamemnon to Alexander the Great showcases more than 550 artifacts from 22 Greek museums and spans 5,000 years of history and culture.

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Nov 30 Blog

Visiting Turkey: Museums of Archaeology Dazzle

By: Mark Wilson

Mark Wilson takes you on a tour of new archaeology museums in Turkey.

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Oct 21 Blog

The Starbucks Guide to Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology

By: Mark Wilson

Tourists buy a variety of souvenirs when visiting new places. Author Mark Wilson usually brings home only one thing—Starbucks mugs featuring archaeological sites.

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