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Jan 20 Blog

A Second Temple in First Temple Jerusalem?

Solomon’s Jerusalem Temple is easily one of the most central and important buildings in the Hebrew Bible. However, an archaeological discovery suggests that for much […]

Oct 15 Blog

Iron Age Weight Found near Temple Mount

By: Jonathan Laden

An Iron Age weight was discovered in the rubble and dirt from the fills beneath Wilson’s Arch by the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The weight […]

Mar 9 Blog

Special Report: Current Status of the Tell Ain Dara Temple

By: Michael D. Danti, Darren P. Ashby, Marina Gabriel, and Susan Penacho

Between January 20–22, 2018, the early Iron Age temple at Tell Ain Dara in Syria—considered to be a close parallel to the Temple of Solomon—suffered large-scale damage. Read a special report by ASOR’s Cultural Heritage Initiatives that documents the damage.

Feb 23 Blog

The Shroud of Turin: Relic or Forgery?

By: Robin Ngo

Is the Shroud of Turin real or fake? A new study claims that an ancient earthquake can explain why radiocarbon dating tests conducted on the shroud may not have been accurate.

Jul 24 Blog

How Archaeology Illuminates the Bible

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Each of these eight lectures by Professor William G. Dever was created specially for readers of Biblical Archaeology Review. Each is a gem. The lectures are illustrated with pictures, maps and plans from Professor Dever's personal photos as well as photos from leading archaeological photographers. This course is for the beginner as well as the seasoned reader of Biblical Archaeology Review and for everyone in between. It is understandable for those coming to the subject for the first time and newly insightful for the advanced student.

May 8 Blog

Evidence of Cultic Activity in Judah Discovered at Khirbet Qeiyafa

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

The exciting finds just keep coming at Khirbet Qeiyafa. This unique, fortified Judahite city on the border with Philistia had a short-lived existence between 1020 and 980 B.C.E., according to carbon-dated remains excavated at the site, that places it at the dawn of the Israelite Monarchy, the time of King Saul and King David. In 2008, excavation director Yosef Garfinkel of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem revealed an ostracon with five lines of early script that had been discovered at Khirbet Qeiyafa. Among the earliest examples of alphabetic writing found in Israel, the enigmatic Qeiyafa Ostracon has been the focus of several articles in Biblical Archaeology Review, including two features in the May/June 2012 issue.

Jan 30 Blog

Jerusalem’s Temple Mount

By: Reviewed by John Merrill

John Merrill reviews "Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, From Solomon to the Golden Dome" by Hershel Shanks.

Oct 7 Blog

Judge Considers Verdict in 5-Year-Long Jesus Forgery Trial

By: Matthew Kalman

Back to Israel Antiquities Authority vs. Conspiracy of (Alleged) Forgers After five years, the “forgery trial of the century” has concluded in a Jerusalem […]

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