Jennifer Drummond, Author at Biblical Archaeology Society

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Nov 22

What Did Herod’s Temple in Jerusalem Look Like?

Fifty years ago, leading Israeli scholar Michael Avi-Yonah constructed a now-iconic model of Herod’s Temple in Jerusalem. How accurate is it?

Nov 17

Byzantine Spiced Wine

By: Jennifer Drummond

For this recipe, we travel to ancient Constantinople (modern Istanbul), the capital of the mighty Byzantine Empire. Founded in the seventh century BCE as a […]

Nov 12

BAS 2025 Publication Awards Winners

By: Jennifer Drummond

2025 WINNERS BAS Publication Awards These prestigious awards have been made possible by a grant from the Rohr Family in memory of Sami Rohr. BEST […]

Sep 20

What Is the Oldest Hebrew Bible?

By: Jennifer Drummond

The oldest Hebrew Bible texts are the Dead Sea Scrolls (c. 250 B.C.E.–115 C.E.), but the most nearly complete copies of the Hebrew Bible are codices from a thousand years ago. What happened in the period between these two discoveries? The Ashkar-Gilson Manuscript fills the gap in our knowledge of this interim period.

Aug 6

What Is Latin?

By: Jennifer Drummond

Although the original biblical texts were written mostly in Hebrew or Greek, there is no denying that Latin was one of the most important languages […]

Modern tefillin, painted black, being strapped to the arm. Courtesy Emil Aladjem, IAA.

Jun 18

What Color Were Ancient Tefillin?

By: Jennifer Drummond

Tefillin, commonly known as phylacteries in English, are Jewish ritual leather cases containing Bible verses written on tiny scrolls, strapped on the forehead and arm […]

May 27

Iberian Stuffed Eggplants

By: Jennifer Drummond

The Kitāb al-ṭabīh (“Book of Cooking”) is a 13th-century collection of recipes from the Iberian Peninsula. It is the oldest recipe collection from Spain, specifically […]

Apr 27

The Aleppo Codex

By: Jennifer Drummond

The world’s oldest Hebrew Bible, the Aleppo Codex, is missing pages—and not just a couple leaves, but four of the Five Books of Moses! What happened to them?

Nov 11

BAR Test Kitchen: Tasty Cuneiform Tablets

By: Jennifer Drummond

The smell and spices of gingerbread are a sure way to warm your home during the holidays. Although gingerbread is old—it may have been introduced […]

Oct 17

Four Female Viewpoints on Eve

By: Jennifer Drummond

A single bite of fruit forever heaved the entirety of a fallen and sinful creation onto the shoulders of Eve; through the lens of millennia […]

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