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Jan 20 Blog

Biblical Riot at Ephesus: The Archaeological Context

How accurate is Luke’s account of the riot at Ephesus described in Acts 19:23–41? Excavations at the site bring this Biblical event to reality in a new way—from inscriptions and figurines of the goddess Artemis to the theater where the riot took place.

Jan 18 Blog

Galatians 3:28—Neither Jew nor Greek, Slave nor Free, Male and Female

By: Karin Neutel

In her Biblical Views column in BAR, Biblical scholar Karin Neutel examines Paul’s vision for how we would live together in an ideal society.

Jan 3 Blog

Water from a Walking Rock

By: Megan Sauter

What does Paul mean in the Bible when he says that the Israelites drank “from the spiritual rock that followed them” during their wanderings in the wilderness?

Aug 28 Blog

Paul’s First Missionary Journey through Perga and Pisidian Antioch

By: Noah Wiener

Paul’s first missionary journey took him from Cyprus into the heart of Anatolia. Explore the route with a web-exclusive slideshow.

Jun 10 Blog

The Quest for the Historical Paul

By: James Tabor

What can we reliably know about Paul and how can we know it? As is the case with Jesus this is not an easy question.

Jun 24 Blog

Where Did Early Christian Monks Get Their Wealth?

By: Jennifer Drummond

To the “holy poor” or the “real poor”—that is the question. To whom were alms to be directed? This question divided the early Christian monastic movement in the East.

May 19 Blog

Divers Discover Sunken Cargo at Herod’s Port City

By: Robin Ngo

Divers at the ancient port city of Caesarea Maritima in Israel discovered a 1,600-year-old trove of bronze statue fragments, coins and other finds that once comprised the cargo of a merchant ship.

Sep 9 Blog

The Jewish-Christian Schism

By: Lawrence H. Schiffman

In part four of his study on schisms in Jewish history, Lawrence H. Schiffman examines the Jewish-Christian schism.

Sep 19 Blog

Private Lives of Jerusalem Elites Revealed in Mt. Zion Excavations

By: Robin Ngo

A recent press release issued by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte details finds from the Mt. Zion excavations that may shed light on the domestic lives of Jewish elites in Jerusalem. The archaeological team, led by Shimon Gibson and James Tabor, uncovered the lower levels of what appears to be a first-century C.E. mansion that may have belonged to a member of the Jewish ruling priestly caste. Among the structures discovered in this mansion are a vaulted bath chamber with a bathtub connected to a large mikveh.

Dec 17 Blog

A Pauline Spring

By: Reviewed by Craig A. Evans

Craig A. Evans reviews "Rabbi Paul: An Intellectual Biography" by Bruce Chilton, "In Search of Paul: How Jesus’s Apostle Opposed Rome’s Empire with God’s Kingdom" by Bruce Chilton, "Social-Science Commentary on the Letters of Paul" by Bruce J. Malina and John J. Pilch, "Paul: His Life and Teaching" by John McRay, "Paul: His Story" by Jerome Murphy-O’Connor, "Apostle Paul: His Life and Theology" by Udo Schnelle, trans. M. Eugene Boring and "Paul: In Fresh Perspective" by N.T. Wright.

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