Clinton J. Moyer, Author at Biblical Archaeology Society

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Aerial view of the site of Khirbet al-Ra‘i in the Shephelah, looking northwest. Photo courtesy the Khirbet al-Ra‘i Expedition

Feb 11

David’s First Command Post?

Atop the summit of a small ridge in the Judean foothills (Shephelah) several miles southwest of Jerusalem sits an ancient town whose remains are known […]

Depiction of Bethlehem as a quiet pastoral hamlet, by David Roberts (1839). Antiquarian Images / Alamy

Dec 24

O Little Town of Bethlehem?

By: Clinton J. Moyer

In December of every year, carolers around the world gather and sing Phillips Brooks’s treasured lyrics to “O Little Town of Bethlehem.” In the popular […]

1,600-year-old lamp found at Metzad Tzafir in the area known as the Scorpions’ Ascent. Yoli Schwartz, IAA

Nov 24

School Trip Results in Chance Find

By: Clinton J. Moyer

While on a field trip to the Scorpions’ Ascent in southern Israel, a 16-year-old high school student happened upon a fortuitous discovery: a small oil […]

The remains of King Hezekiah’s Broad Wall. Lior Golgher / CC BY-SA 2.5 Generic

Oct 22

Did Northern Scribes Help Write the Bible?

By: Clinton J. Moyer

In the late eighth century BCE, the Assyrian Empire conducted a series of military campaigns that devastated the Northern Kingdom of Israel. The onslaught drove […]

Medain Saleh (ancient Hegra) in northwestern Saudi Arabia. Following Hadrian / CC BY-SA 2.0 Generic.

Sep 17

The Expanding World of Biblical Archaeology

By: Clinton J. Moyer

Since the first issue of Biblical Archaeology Review was published 50 years ago, the landscape of biblical archaeology—both literal and figurative—has expanded in remarkable ways. […]

Jul 30

The Mysterious Inscribed Mug from Mount Zion

By: Clinton J. Moyer

In an excavation just outside the southern wall of the Old City of Jerusalem, in the neighborhood known as Mount Zion, archaeologists working in 2009 […]

Overview of Cerro del Villar from the northwest. Photodrone Tech SL / Cerro del Villar Archaeological Project

Jul 2

The Mediterranean’s Master Traders

By: Clinton J. Moyer

The Phoenicians were the maritime traders par excellence during the Iron Age. By the late ninth century BCE, they had ventured from their home cities […]

Archaeologist William Foxwell Albright on site at Beersheba in 1953. Benno Rothenberg / Meitar Collection / National Library of Israel / The Pritzker Family National Photography Collection / CC BY 4.0

May 7

In with the Old, Out with the New

By: Clinton J. Moyer

Since the inception of modern biblical archaeology in the early 20th century, it has been understood almost universally as the archaeology of the world of […]

Kuttamuwa Stele (eighth century BCE), a funerary stela with Aramaic inscription from Samʾal (modern Zincirli) in southern Turkey. CC by-SA 4.0 International, via Wikimedia Commons.

Apr 7

What Is Aramaic?

By: Clinton J. Moyer

The Aramaic language constitutes the eastern branch of the Northwest Semitic language family. Its closest relatives are the Canaanite dialects in the western branch of […]

Dec 22

What Is Biblical Hebrew?

By: Clinton J. Moyer

Biblical Hebrew is the dialect of the Canaanite language used by the people of ancient Israel, and the primary language of the Hebrew Bible. It […]

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