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: Rome’s Other Sistine Chapel
In 847 C.E. the Santa Maria Antiqua Church in Rome, known as the “Sistine Chapel of the Early Middle Ages,” was buried by an earthquake. It was not rediscovered until 1900 by archaeologists.
Archaeological Views: Mount Zion’s Upper Room and Tomb of David
Biblical Views: Love Is Strong as Death—but Don’t Spend the Family’s Wealth
Site-Seeing: Archaeological Remains in Holy Sepulchre’s Shadow
First Person: Gedenkschrift
Regardless of how critical you may be of these First Person columns, I think you will learn something from this one that you did not know. If you know what a gedenkschrift is, you can stop reading. If you know a little German, you can easily figure it out.
The Pool of Siloam Has Been Found, but Where Is the Pool of Siloam?
Where is the original Pool of Siloam, the water pool that fed Jerusalem in the First Temple period? While the Roman-period Pool of Siloam—where Jesus cured the blind man—has recently been discovered, the earlier Pool of Siloam remains unknown. BAR’s editor investigates a possible location—another piece of the great Jerusalem water system puzzle.
How Hebrew Became a Holy Language
In the Genesis creation narratives, God arguably speaks Hebrew; in fact, everyone speaks Hebrew until the Tower of Babel. If Hebrew were a holy language, one would expect it to be unique—set apart from other languages—but it is not. Perhaps Hebrew did not start out holy—but instead became holy.
Rejected! Qeiyafa’s Unlikely Second Gate
Excavations at Khirbet Qeiyafa have uncovered a second city gate from the 10th century B.C.E., the time of King David’s reign. No other site from this period has more than one gate. What do Qeiyafa’s two city gates tell us about the Kingdom of Judah in David’s time?
Dig Sites 2017
These are the 2017 dig opportunities. Visit www.biblicalarchaeology.org/digs for additional information, including a full description of each site, the excavation’s goals for the coming season, important finds from past seasons, Biblical connections and profiles of dig directors. The right archaeological expedition for you is just a click away!
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