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Nov 6 Blog

Laughter in the Bible? Absolutely!

By: Robin Gallaher Branch

Robin Gallaher Branch on the lighter side of the Bible.

Sep 25 Blog

Who Were the Phoenicians?

By: Megan Sauter

With a commercial empire that lasted a millennium, the Phoenicians were major players in the ancient Mediterranean world. Spreading their culture and goods, they came into contact with many different groups, but their relationship with the Israelites was distinct.

Overview of Cerro del Villar from the northwest. Photodrone Tech SL / Cerro del Villar Archaeological Project

Jul 2 Blog

The Mediterranean’s Master Traders

By: Clinton J. Moyer

The Phoenicians were the maritime traders par excellence during the Iron Age. By the late ninth century BCE, they had ventured from their home cities […]

Jun 5 Blog

Searching for the Temple of King Solomon

By: BAS Staff

The black basalt ruins of the Iron Age temple discovered at ’Ain Dara in northern Syria offer the closest known parallel to the Temple of King Solomon in the Bible.

The Judgment of Solomon, by Raffaello Sanzio (Raphael), c. 1518. Public Domain

May 16 Blog

Searching for Solomon

By: John Drummond

The figure of King Solomon has captivated countless generations of Bible readers. The wise king had already reached legendary status in antiquity, and by the […]

Sep 29 Blog

Phoenicians Sailing to the New World

By: Jonathan Laden

It has already been established that Columbus was not the first European to lead an expedition sailing to the “New World,” across the vast Atlantic […]

Mar 15 Blog

The Phoenician Alphabet in Archaeology

By: Josephine Quinn

The Phoenician script was borrowed by the Israelites, Greeks and Romans. Learn what sorts of texts the Phoenicians wrote as revealed by a recent archaeological excavation.

Jul 27 Blog

Did the Carthaginians Really Practice Infant Sacrifice?

By: Robin Ngo

One of the most debated questions in the study of the ancient world is whether or not the Carthaginians practiced human sacrifice—more specifically, the sacrifice of infants. Recent studies have provided comprehensive evidence that the Carthaginians really did sacrifice their own children.

Oct 12 Blog

Phoenician Shipwreck Located off Coast of Malta

By: Robin Ngo

Maritime archaeologists have discovered what may be the oldest shipwreck found thus far in the central Mediterranean.

Jul 19 Blog

Condemned to Mine Copper

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Sending condemned prisoners to mine copper in the Faynan in present-day Jordan was a popular form of early Christian persecution in the Roman Empire.

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