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The Hexapla was a six or more columned work in which the first column contained the Hebrew text of the Bible; the second column, a transliteration of the Hebrew text into Greek script; the third, the recension of Aquila; the fourth, the recension of Symmachus; the fifth, Origen’s revised text of the Septuagint; and the sixth column, the recension of Theodotion.
See Paul W. Lapp, “Bedouin Find Papyri Three Centuries Older Than Dead Sea Scrolls,” BAR 04:01; and Frank Moore Cross, “The Historical Importance of the Samaria Papyri,” BAR 04:01.
See Yigael Yadin, “The Temple Scroll—The Longest and Most Recently Discovered Dead Sea Scroll,” BAR 10:05.
See Bathja Bayer, “The Finds That Could Not Be,” BAR 08:01.
These wall paintings are frequently referred to as frescoes. Unfortunately, they are not; if they were, they would have survived in even better condition. Fresco technique involves applying the paint to wet plaster so the color is partally absorbed into the plaster. At Dura-Europos the so-called al secco technique was used: the paint was applied after the plaster dried. This technique is much easier to execute, but is less durable; the paint may flake off after a time.
