Sumerian “Firsts”
Biblical Archaeology Review
Biblical Archaeology Review is the flagship publication of the Biblical Archaeology Society. For more than 40 years it has been making the world of archaeology in the lands of the Bible come alive for the interested layperson. Full of vivid images and articles written by leading scholars, this is a must read for anyone interested in the archaeology of the ancient Near East.
Inanna—The Quintessential Femme Fatale
The New Sumerian Dictionary
One of the more eye-catching quotations from The New York Times reads like this:
Woolley’s Ur Revisited
Introduction
Red Sea or Reed Sea?
Queries & Comments
The Shroud of Turin
To the Editor:
Though I found the article by Robert A. Wild, S.J., (“The Shroud of Turin—Probably the Work of a 14th Century Forger,” BAR 10:02) interesting, his argument against the Shroud’s authenticity was unconvincing.
BARlines
Shanks and Majewski Receive Award in Israel
Books in Brief
The First Urban Christians: The Social World of the Apostle Paul
Wayne A. Meeks (Yale University Press: New Haven, Connecticut, 1983) 299 pp., $19.95
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