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Mar 12 Blog

King Hezekiah in the Bible: Royal Seal of Hezekiah Comes to Light

By: Robin Ngo

For the first time, the royal seal of King Hezekiah in the Bible has been found in an archaeological excavation.

Oct 25 Blog

Renowned Collector Shlomo Moussaieff Dies at 92

By: Hershel Shanks

Shlomo Moussaieff, who owned the world’s largest private collection of Near Eastern antiquities, passed away in the summer of 2015 at the age of 92. What is the future of his collection?

Mar 20 Blog

What to Do with Unprovenanced Artifacts—Publish or Perish?

By: Hershel Shanks

Hershel Shanks’s First Person in the March/April 2013 issue of BAR

Oct 10 Blog

The Fiscus Judaicus and the Parting of the Ways

By: Reviewed by Shaye J.D. Cohen

The fiscus Judaicus was a tax imposed on the Jews of the Roman Empire by Emperor Vespasian in the early 70s C.E. Whereas formerly the Jews had sent a half shekel (two drachmas) annually to the Temple of Jerusalem, now, after the Roman destruction, they would be required to send that same amount to the temple of Jupiter Capitolinus in Rome, which had been badly damaged by fire and was in need of repair and restoration.

Mar 14 Blog

VERDICT: NOT GUILTY

By: Hershel Shanks

Defendants Oded Golan and Robert Deutsch were acquitted of all forgery charges on a bone box reading “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus.”

The Importance of Bible Artifacts Found Outside the Trench: Magic Incantation Bowls

Jul 15 Blog

Bible Artifacts Found Outside the Trench: Magic Incantation Bowls

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

In this installment of our series on important unprovenanced Biblical artifacts, we look at Jewish incantation bowls inscribed with ancient magic spells in ancient Aramaic script.

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