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Chalk colored fragments from stone vessels found on mt. scopus near jerusalem. Courtesy Israel Antiquities Authority

Feb 20 Blog

Second Temple Period Workshop Discovered Near Jerusalem

A recently uncovered stone vessel production workshop east of Jerusalem is shedding light on craft production during the late Second Temple period (first century BCE–first […]

Dec 11 Blog

The Origins of Judaism

By: Marek Dospěl

Where can we situate the origins of Judaism? If we were able to travel back in time, would we find ancient Israelites and Judeans following […]

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

Jun 18 Blog

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 2 Blog

A Capital Conundrum

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

While carrying out salvage excavations in the modern town of Moza, just outside of Jerusalem, archaeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) uncovered a unique […]

Mar 17 Blog

A Mikveh in Roman Ostia

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Excavators in the ancient Roman port city of Ostia made an incredible discovery when they uncovered a semi-subterranean Jewish ritual bath, or mikveh. Likely built […]

May 26 Blog

More Queries & Comments Summer 2023

By: BAS Staff

The Genesis of Judaism I WAS SURPRISED, to say the least, with what I learned from Yonatan Adler’s article “The Genesis of Judaism” (Winter […]

Jun 20 Blog

Jacob the Convert and an Ancient Curse

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

“Jacob the convert swears upon himself that any who open this grave will be cursed.” Thus reads a gravestone discovered in the ancient necropolis of […]

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