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Sep 1 Blog

Qumran in Context

By: Reviewed by Rami Arav

Rami Arav reviews "Qumran in Context: Reassessing the Archaeological Evidence" by Yizhar Hirschfeld.

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.

Jun 6 Blog

St. Sabas Seal Uncovered in Jerusalem

By: Noah Wiener

IAA archaeologists recently announced the discovery of a double-faced lead seal containing the image of Saint Sabas at a 12th-century farmstead in Jerusalem.

Nov 22 Blog

Yizhar Hirschfeld (1950–2006)

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Yizhar Hirschfeld, a leading Israeli archaeologist and the director of the excavations at Tiberias and Ramat Hanadiv, died on November 16, 2006, in Jerusalem from complications of a stroke. He was 57 years old. Dr. Hirschfeld was an associate professor in the classical archaeology department of the Institute for Archaeology at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he had taught since 1989.

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