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A rock-hewn courtyard and doorway - quite likely Jesus’ home in Nazareth. Photo: Ken Dark.

Feb 10 Blog

Has the Childhood Home of Jesus Been Found?

The childhood home of Jesus may have been found underneath the Sisters of Nazareth Convent in Nazareth, Israel, according to archaeologist Ken Dark.

Oct 14 Blog

Where Was Jesus Born?

By: Megan Sauter

If Jesus was born in Bethlehem, why is he called a Nazorean and a Galilean throughout the New Testament? Philip J. King addresses this question in his Biblical Views column.

May 26 Blog

In Memorium: Philip J. King (1925-2019)

By: David Vanderhooft

A funeral Mass was celebrated Saturday, December 14, 2019, at St. Joseph’s Church in Boston for Fr. Philip J. King, retired professor in theology at […]

Jul 9 Blog

Giant of the Persian Period

By: Hillel Geva

Hillel Geva memorializes Ephraim Stern, one of Israel’s foremost archaeologists, a pioneer in his field with numerous achievements to his credit and an international reputation as a scholar.

Jul 2 Blog

Giant of Iron Age Research

By: Daniel M. Master

Daniel M. Master writes a tribute to Lawrence E. Stager, one of the most significant Biblical archaeologist of the past 40 years.

Jan 2 Blog

In Memoriam: Lawrence Stager (1943–2017)

By: Megan Sauter

Distinguished Harvard University professor and Ashkelon excavation director Lawrence Stager died on December 29, 2017, at the age of 74.

Aug 14 Blog

Lachish: Open Access to BAR Articles on Lachish Archaeology

By: Noah Wiener

Lachish was the second most important city in ancient Judah after Jerusalem. Read seven seminal BAR articles on the Lachish excavations for free.

Feb 4 Blog

Sold to the Highest Bidder: Antiquities as Cash Cows

By: Robin Ngo

Do museums and educational organizations have the right to sell antiquities from their collections? This was the question the AIA-St. Louis Society faced when artifacts from its collection were put up for auction in the fall of 2014.

Jun 18 Blog

New App Provides On-Site Virtual Tour of Ruins

By: Robin Ngo

What typically remain at archaeological sites are the ruins of once-magnificent cities. Visitors must rely on site plans and tour guides to imagine what stood before them long ago—temples, fortifications and other monuments of the cities of past civilizations. Now, with a new mobile app, visitors will be able to hold their smartphones up to a specific part of a site and see a 3D reconstruction of what was once there.

Oct 10 Blog

Critical Biblical Scholarship—A Response

By: Alan Millard

In the recent Biblical Views column “Critical Biblical Scholarship—What’s the Use?” Ronald Hendel claims, “There’s no good reason to be hostile toward good scholarship.”

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