The ‘Daughters of Judah’ Are Really Rural Satellites of an Urban Center
The Hebrew word bat means daughter. The plural is banot.
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.
The Rose of Jericho—Symbol of the Resurrection
Have Sodom and Gomorrah Been Found?
In the past many scholars have regarded Sodom and Gomorrah—and the Biblical stories in which they appear—as mere legend. Now, however, two highly respected American archaeologists are about to propose that they may have found the remains of the ancient cities.
Glossary of Musical Terms
Interval: The distance between two tones. On the staff it is counted from the lower to he higher and a number is given to each line and space including both notes.
Step-by-Step Decoding of Musical Notation
The critical text for understanding the musical notation system is the so-called “mathematical text” which comes from Nippur and dates to 500 B.C.
World’s Oldest Musical Notation Deciphered on Cuneiform Tablet
Queries & Comments
A Word from the Tunnel-Rats
To the Editor:
Books in Brief
The Discovery of Dura-Europos
Clark Hopkins, edited by Bernard Goldman (Yale University Press, 1979) $19.95.
Millar Burrows Dies
Millar Burrows, one of the world’s leading authorities on the Dead Sea Scrolls and professor emeritus at Yale Divinity School, died on April 29. Burrows was 91 years old.
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