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Sep 27 Blog

The Oldest Hebrew Script and Language

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

In a BAR article, epigraphy scholar Christopher Rollston asks a seemingly straightforward question: What is the oldest Hebrew inscription?

Jan 29 Blog

Understanding an Ancient Israelite Military Title

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

A handful of ancient Israelite inscriptions feature an enigmatic title that has been variously translated as “governor of the city” and “commander of the fortress.” Who was this figure?

Jan 14 Blog

First Person: A Little Jot on a Jerusalem Column

By: Robert Cargill

The Jerusalem Column is the first inscription from the Second Temple period where the full spelling of the Hebrew name of Jerusalem appears.

Oct 9 Blog

2,000-Year-Old Jerusalem Inscription Bears City’s Name

By: Robin Ngo

Archaeologists have unearthed a Second Temple period stone inscription that spells the name Jerusalem as Yerushalayim (as it’s spelled in Hebrew today).

Jul 26 Blog

Digital Dead Sea Scrolls Reveal New Biblical Insights

By: David Malamud

Nearly five years of scans and reinterpretation of newly legible parts of the Dead Sea Scrolls have revealed intriguing insights into 2,000-year-old Biblical texts.

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Feb 9 Blog

Biblical Archaeology: Whither and Whence

By: Hershel Shanks

Giants in Biblical archaeology, Eric and Carol Meyers sit down with BAR’s editor to discuss the past 40 years of the field. Read the full interview as it appears in the 40th anniversary issue of BAR.

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Aug 8 Blog

Three Takes on the Oldest Hebrew Inscription

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

In the May/June 2012 BAR, epigrapher Christopher A. Rollston considered four contenders as candidates for the oldest Hebrew inscription. Rollston’s thoughtful discussion was met by dissenting responses from distinguished archaeological and Biblical scholars, including Yosef Garfinkel and Aaron Demsky.

May 23 Blog

Masada Frescoes Restored and Returned

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Frescoes uncovered during Yigael Yadin’s celebrated excavations at Masada in the 1960s were exposed to the elements and eventually had to be removed from the […]

Jan 3 Blog

King Solomon’s Two-Buck Chuck

By: Noah Wiener

Gershon Galil recently proposed that Jerusalem's oldest inscription is in Hebrew and it refers to a cheap type of wine.

Oct 31 Blog

Roman Curse Tablet Uncovered in Jerusalem’s City of David

By: Noah Wiener

1,700 years ago, a woman named Kyrilla had vengeance on the mind. A Roman-era curse tablet discovered in a mansion in Jerusalem’s City of David invokes four religious traditionsan attempt to “strike and strike down and nail down the tongue, the eyes, the wrath, the ire, the anger, the procrastination” of a figure opposed to Kyrilla.

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