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.
Books in Brief
The Old Testament and the Archaeologist
H. Darrell Lance (Fortress Press: Philadelphia, 1981) 98 pp., paperback, $4.50
BARlines
Joseph Aviram and William Dever Receive 1982 Schimmel Awards
Scholars’ Corner: New Testament Illuminated by Dead Sea Scrolls
In an article entitled “The Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament after Thirty Years” (Theology Digest, Winter 1981), Father Joseph A. Fitzmyer of The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., reviews the state of current research.
Inside BAR
Essene Origins: Palestine or Babylonia?
The preceding article described the discovery, 50 years before the Dead Sea Scrolls were found, of what has been dubbed the “First Dead Sea Scroll.” It was found in Cairo in 1897 and became known to scholars as the Damascus Document. Fragments of other earlier copies of the Damascus Document were later found in the Dead Sea caves.
Genizah Collection at Cambridge University Preserves 2000 Years of History
First “Dead Sea Scroll” Found in Egypt Fifty Years Before Qumran Discoveries
BAR Previews the Dayan Collection
The Dayan Saga—The Man and His Archaeological Collection
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