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.

Footnote 3 - A Pierced or Piercing Messiah?—The Verdict Is Still Out

See Robert H. Eisenman, “A Messianic Vision,” BAR 17:06, and the article on this text by James Tabor and Michael Wise, “The Messiah at Qumran,” in this issue.

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Footnote 2 - A Pierced or Piercing Messiah?—The Verdict Is Still Out

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Footnote 1 - A Pierced or Piercing Messiah?—The Verdict Is Still Out

See “The ‘Pierced Messiah’ Text—An Interpretation Evaporates,” BAR 18:04.

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Footnote 1 - Scroll Insights on Noah and the Son of Man

See “An Unpublished Dead Sea Scroll Text Parallels Luke’s Infancy Narrative,” BAR 16:02.

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Footnote 1 - BARlines

Jane Cahill, Karl Reinhard, David Tarler and Peter Warnock, “It Had to Happen—Scientists Examine Remains of Ancient Bathroom,” BAR 17:03.

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Footnote 3 - Books in Brief

See Baruch Halpern’s review in Books in Brief, BAR 16:02.

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Footnote 2 - Books in Brief

Scholars divide the Pentateuch into four principal authorial strands J for the Yahwist (Jahwist in German) because Yahweh is the customary appellation of God in this strand; E for the Elohist because Elohim or a form of that name is the customary appellation of God in this strand; P for the priestly code; and D for the Deuteronomist.