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.
Christopher Rollston, “The Marginalization of Women: A Biblical Value We Don’t Like to Talk About,” Huffington Post, August 31, 2012 (www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-rollston/the-marginalization-of-women-biblical-value-we-dont-like-to-talk-about_b_1833648.html).
See Hershel Shanks, “Predilections—Is the ‘Brother of Jesus’ Inscription a Forgery?” BAR 41:05.
This bronze head originally adorned a wooden pitcher. Just over 1.5 inches tall, it was found in a Celtic cemetery near Brno-Maloměřice, Czech Republic, and dates to the third century B.C.E.
Mark R. Fairchild (“Laodicea’s ‘Lukewarm’ Legacy”) is Professor and Chair of the Bible and Religion Department at Huntington University in Huntington, Indiana, as well as the Program Director for the Ephesus Meeting, an academic conference at the ancient site of Ephesus in Turkey.
It is a pleasure to review this book by Amnon Ben-Tor, whom I have known for 50 years, and whose on-going excavation at Hazor (since 1990) I have toured many times. I even visited Yigael Yadin’s dig there in 1957!
“Could you call Jesus, please? I’d rather have wine!”
—Lisa Herickhoff, Fort Collins, Colorado
How many words does the King James Version of the Bible contain?
Answer: 774,746
Tom Kraabel passed away on November 2, 2016, after a heroic 28-year struggle with Parkinson’s disease.
