Jan 17 Blog
By: Megan Sauter
In the Bible, the inner shrine of Solomon’s Temple is described as having five mezuzot. What are they? The question has puzzled Biblical scholars for centuries. Does a recently discovered shrine model from Khirbet Qeiyafa hold the answer?
Nov 4 Blog
Can the Book of Enoch shed light on Noah the movie? Ronald S. Hendel examines the flood story.
Jul 10 Blog
By: BAS Staff
The Jewish menorah—especially the Temple menorah, a seven-branched candelabra that stood in the Temple—is the most enduring and iconic Jewish symbol. But what did the Temple menorah actually look like? Learn more in this post and view a number of important menorah depictions from antiquity.
Feb 16 Blog
By: Noah Wiener
A recently translated Old Babylonian flood tablet describes how to build a circular ark.
Dec 7 Blog
Because of his jealous brothers, Esarhaddon had to leave Nineveh and take refuge elsewhere. The pattern of jealous brothers, exile and eventual success is also seen in the Biblical story of Joseph.
Dec 1 eBook
By: BAS Admin
Answer Biblical archaeology’s earliest questions in the latest FREE BAS eBook on the Book of Genesis. Download your copy today!
Apr 10 Blog
By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff
It is always a special tragedy when a scholar dies relatively young. Victor Avigdor Hurowitz, a widely respected professor in the department of Bible, archaeology and ancient Near East at Ben-Gurion University, died unexpectedly in January at age 64 in the course of a hospital operation.
Feb 3 Blog
By: Reviewed by James F. Strange
James F. Strange reviews "Where Heaven and Earth Meet" by Oleg Grabar and Benjamin Z. Kedar & "Jerusalem’s Temple Mount" by Hershel Shanks
Jan 10 Blog
By: Victor Avigdor Hurowitz
Victor Avigdor Hurowitz reviews "Idols of the People: Miniature Images of Clay in the Ancient Near East" by P.R.S. Moorey.
Aug 1 Blog
Archaeologists excavating at the Iron Age site of Tell Tayinat in southern Turkey have unearthed a 4-foot-tall statue of a roaring lion. The newly excavated […]
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