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.
Ancient Recipe
“Unwinding. Meat is not used. You prepare water. You add fat. (You add) kurrat, cilantro, salt as desired, leek, garlic. You pound up dried sourdough, you sift (it) and you scatter (it) over the pot before removing it.”2
BAR’s Variation
2 spring leeks, chopped
½ bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
“Sonshine … on my boulder … makes me happy.”
—Dale Stout, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Yosef Garfinkel (“The Face of Yahweh?”) is the Yigael Yadin Chair in Archaeology of Israel at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In addition to publishing the results of his excavations at Khirbet Qeiyafa, he currently directs excavations at Tel Lachish and Khirbet Arai.
Over decades of studying the Bible, I’ve noted how much emphasis many scholars place on the adjectives used to describe the biblical God—God is righteous, God is holy, God is merciful, and so on. This is helpful up to a point, but not to the exclusion of studying the nouns used to characterize God—God is Spirit, God is One, and God is Love. Here, I will focus just on the last of these statements, noting from the outset that it is one thing to say God is loving; it is another to say God is love.
