Biblical Archaeology Review, May/June 1988
Features
Corinth in Paul’s Time—What Can Archaeology Tell Us?
On his first visit, Paul came to Corinth from Athens. He apparently stayed in Corinth a year and a half, teaching the word of his god and baptizing believers (Acts 18:1, 8, 11). According to Acts, it was...Read more ›
The Route Through Sinai: Why the Israelites Fleeing Egypt Went South
Can modern ecology and ethnology help to establish the route of the Exodus? I believe they can. The Bible clearly identifies by name the stops along the Exodus route (Numbers 33:5–37). The area settled by the Israelites in Egypt is consistently identified as Goshen...Read more ›
BAR Interview: Yigal Shiloh—Last Thoughts, Part II
Yigal Shiloh, director of the City of David Excavations in Jerusalem from 1978 to 1985, died last November at the age of 50. Less than five months before his death, Shiloh was interviewed by BAR editor Hershel Shanks. In Part I of the interview (“BAR Interview: Yigal...Read more ›
Recovering Roman Jerusalem—The Entryway Beneath Damascus Gate
In 70 A.D. the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and burnt the Temple. The conflagration would be etched in the collective memory of the Jewish people forever. The city lay mostly in ruins until, in about 130 A.D., the emperor Hadrian decided to rebuild it as a Roman city...Read more ›