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Feb 8 Blog

Abraham and Lot in the Bible

By: Megan Sauter

Ancient interpreters frequently painted Lot as greedy and unscrupulous—a foil to Abraham’s righteousness.

Jul 31 Blog

Is This the Face of God?

By: Megan Sauter

What does God look like? In the Bible, the Israelites are charged to not create any idol—whether of a deity or living thing. This prohibition, […]

Mar 12 Blog

“Lost” Manuscripts of J.B. Lightfoot Found!

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Ben Witherington III, the Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky, has uncovered the lost manuscripts of J.B. Lightfoot.

Apr 18 Blog

Anson F. Rainey (1930–2011)

By: Noah Wiener

Anson F. Rainey, Israel's leading historical geographer of the land of the Bible and a master of cuneiform languages such as Akkadian and Ugaritic, as well as ancient Egyptian (hieroglyphic and hieratic), to say nothing of Hebrew and Arabic, succumbed to pancreatic cancer on February 19. He was 81.

Dec 14 Blog

James Barr (1924–2006)

By: Dorothy Willette

James Barr, one of the most significant Biblical scholars of the 20th century, died on October 14, 2006, at the age of 82. Barr’s most influential work was The Semantics of Biblical Language (1961), in which he exposed serious problems with the linguistic theories and exegetical methods prevalent in the Biblical scholarship of his day, such as interpreting Hebrew based on questionable etymologies or theological views.

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