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Jan 14 Blog

Can A Pre-Christian Version of the Book of Revelation Be Recovered?

James Tabor suggests that in the same way the basic apocalyptic texts of the Dead Sea Scrolls have as their historical reference points the parties and politics of the mid-1st century BCE, the Ur-text of revelation is most likely composed against the backdrop of local events in Judea in the 40s and 50s CE–and has little to do with Rome and its emperors.

Detail from Fresco from The House of the Physician, Pompeii. Museo Arceologico Nazionale, Naples, Italy.

May 30 Blog

Solomon, Socrates and Aristotle

By: Theodore Feder

A wall painting found in the House of the Physician in Pompeii contains the earliest known depiction of a Biblical scene. Two onlookers in the crowd appear to be the Greek philosophers Socrates and Aristotle, according to author Theodore Feder. What do the onlookers reveal about the place of Biblical culture in the Greco-Roman world?

1813 painting Vesuvius Erupting by Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes

Mar 21 Blog

The Destruction of Pompeii—God’s Revenge?

By: Hershel Shanks

The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius destroyed the opulent vacation destinations of Roman elites in August 79 C.E.—almost exactly nine years after Roman troops destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem. Did this seem like more than mere coincidence to the ancients?

Feb 1 Blog

The Archaeological Quest for the Earliest Christians

By: Douglas Boin

In part two of a two-part series, Douglas Boin challenges the idea that Christians left so few archaeological traces behind because they couldn’t afford to make them.

Jan 26 Blog

Myra, Turkey: St. Nicholas’s Christian Capital

By: Noah Wiener

The fourth-century bishop of Myra, later canonized as St. Nicholas (and commonly remembered as Santa Claus), shaped the development of the Christian city before being buried at Myra.

Mar 30 Blog

Two D.C.-Area Archaeology Events

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Check out two D.C.-area archaeology lectures in April: “The Rebirth of a Roman Luxury Resort: Recent Archaeological Discoveries at the Seaside Villas at Stabiae” by Matthew Bell and Thomas Howe (April 3) and “Excavations at Idalion, Cyprus: Crossing Cultures in the Eastern Mediterranean” by Ann-Marie Knoblauch (April 6).

Dec 11 Blog

Power and Pathos in Sculpture

By: Robin Ngo

Showcasing bronze statues from the Hellenistic-period Mediterranean region, Power and Pathos is an unprecedented international exhibition.

Nov 6 Blog

Two D.C.-Area Archaeology Events

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

The Washington, D.C.-area Biblical Archaeology Society of Northern Virginia and Biblical Archaeology Forum will host the lecture “Egyptians, Canaanites, Sea Peoples and Early Israel at the End of the Bronze Age” (November 15) and the lecture “Landscapes of Allusion at Oplontis and Stabiae” (November 18) this month.

Jun 11 Blog

A Second Triumphal Arch of Titus Discovered

By: Estelle Reed

Archaeologists in Rome have discovered the foundations of a second triumphal arch of Roman Emperor Titus, which was thought to be lost to history.

Apr 7 Blog

The Roman House and the Neo-Assyrian Empire: Two D.C.-Area Lectures

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

The Washington, D.C.-area Biblical Archaeology Society of Northern Virginia and Biblical Archaeology Forum will be hosting the lectures “Theatrical Scenes in Roman Houses” (April 12, 2015) and “Extreme Violence Under the Neo-Assyrian Empire” (April 23, 2015) this month.

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