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.

Strata: One Man’s Trash, an Archaeologist’s Treasure

Is the cure for your illness in the Oxyrhynchus papyri? Maybe if you have an eye disease, fever, ulcers or hemorrhoids. In the 80th volume of The Oxyrhynchus Papyri (London: Egypt Exploration Society, 2014), Marguerite Hirt, David Leith and W. Benjamin Henry published the largest collection of medical papyri to date. The volume, including manuscripts of Hippocrates, Dioscorides and Gallen, provides insight into what these Greco-Roman writers believed about medicine.

Hershel Shanks Prize

A copy of the nominated paper may be sent to the Biblical Archaeology Society by January 31, 2017. Email submissions to [email protected] with “Hershel Shanks Prize” in the subject line or mail to:

Hershel Shanks Prize
Biblical Archaeology Society
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