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The Sermon on the Mount. Ca. 1440-1445. Fresco.

Nov 20 Blog

Uncovering the Jewish Context of the New Testament

By: BAS Staff

According to Jewish New Testament scholar Amy-Jill Levine, much if not all of the New Testament is Jewish literature.

Aug 27 Blog

Treasures in Clay Jars

By: Mark Wilson

The ubiquity of hoards in antiquity, both in time and region, suggests that the phenomenon was so well known that Paul could reasonably use it as an analogy. These treasures—the coin hoards mentioned in of 2 Corinthians 4:7—were never placed in clay lamps but rather in clay jars.

Jul 23 Blog

King David’s Palace at Khirbet Qeiyafa?

By: Noah Wiener

The Israel Antiquities Authority’s (IAA) July 18, 2013 press release is crowned with an extraordinary headline: King David’s Palace was Uncovered in the Judean Shephelah.

Jul 19 Blog

Condemned to Mine Copper

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Sending condemned prisoners to mine copper in the Faynan in present-day Jordan was a popular form of early Christian persecution in the Roman Empire.

Sep 15 Blog

The Washington Post’s Gene Weingarten Discovers the True Adam and Eve Story

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Receive a FREE copy of the issue of BAR in which Ziony Zevit’s article “Was Eve Made from Adam’s Rib—or His Baculum?” appears.

Aug 24 Blog

Jeremiah, Prophet of the Bible, Brought Back to Life

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Two small clay bullae (seal impressions) found in the course of Eilat Mazar’s City of David, Jerusalem, excavations are bringing Jeremiah, prophet of the last kings of Judah, back to life.

Jun 5 Blog

Ancient Phoenix: The Harbor That Might Have Been

By: Mark Wilson

Explore a Pauline site on Crete with Mark Wilson.

Oct 23 Blog

The Serendipities of Archaeological Travel with BAS

By: Mark Wilson

Mark Wilson took BAS audiences through to Neolithic, Hebrew Bible and New Testament sites in Turkey after political circumstances prevented a trip to southeastern Turkey.

Sep 10 Blog

Biblical Archaeology Programs in the Washington, D.C. Area

By: Noah Wiener

The Washington, D.C.-area Biblical Archaeology Forum (BAF) and Biblical Archaeology Society of Northern Virginia (BASONOVA) will be hosting a series of lectures starting this week […]

Jul 24 Blog

Destroying a Temple

By: Mark Wilson

Dr. Mark Wilson is the director of the Asia Minor Research Center in Antalya, Turkey, and is the host for BAS’s tours of Turkey. Read […]

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