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Dove

Jul 27 Blog

The Enduring Symbolism of Doves

By: Dorothy Willette

Few symbols have a tradition as long and as rich as the dove. Read about what it represents and how its use has been shared, adapted and reinterpreted across cultures and millennia to suit changing belief systems.

canaanite-sidon-burial

Jun 15 Blog

What Happened to the Canaanites?

By: Robin Ngo

For the first time, researchers have conducted DNA sequencing on ancient Canaanite skeletons and have determined where the Canaanites’ descendants can be found today.

Jan 12 Blog

When Was the Bible Written?

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Also known as the Old Testament, the Hebrew Bible was composed over a long span of time. Numerous opinions exist as to when the earliest […]

Apr 10 Blog

Biblical Minimalism and Maximalism in Scholarship

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Bill Dever discusses BAR’s facilitation of the Biblical minimalism-maximalism debate, which centers on whether the establishment of ancient Israel took place in the tenth or the ninth century B.C.E.

samaria-ivories-stag

Aug 28 Blog

The Samaria Ivories—Phoenician or Israelite?

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

From the moment they were discovered, the Samaria ivories created fanfare. Recently some scholars have challenged the long-accepted assumption about the ivories’ origins.

einot-amitai-2

Sep 28 Blog

First Person: BAR Gives Away $50,000

By: Hershel Shanks

BAR is giving $50,000 in grants to professional archaeological excavations in Israel.

Apr 27 Blog

Ancient Apiary on Display

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

While we know this refers to the land of Israel, what does “flowing with milk and honey” mean? A new exhibit at the Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv, Israel, looks at this question anew.

gods-of-egypt

Mar 18 Blog

The ‘Gods of Egypt’ Movie: A Mess of Anachronisms and Exoticization

By: Beth Ann Judas, Ph.D.

Egyptologist Beth Ann Judas reviews the Gods of Egypt movie, describing it as portraying ancient Egyptian mythology with “fleeting moments of random accuracy.”

canaanite-worship-figurine

Feb 26 Blog

Canaanite Worship? 3,400-Year-Old Figurine Found at Tel Rehov

By: Robin Ngo

A seven-year-old child found a figurine that may have been associated with Canaanite worship while visiting the site of Tel Rehov in Israel.

jpfs

Jan 5 Blog

Judean Pillar Figurines

By: Robin Ngo

In “JPFs: More Questions than Answers” in the September/October 2014 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, Robert Deutsch provides an overview of Judean pillar figurines.

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