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.

Liberator of the Nag Hammadi Codices

A cache of ancient Christian Gnostic texts was found near Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in 1945—two years before the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Similar to the situation with the Dead Sea Scrolls, a monopoly of scholars held up the publication of the Nag Hammadi texts and would not permit anyone else to see them. The late Jim Robinson intervened, and by 1970 he had managed to free the Nag Hammadi Codices.

How to Put Humpty Dumpty Together Again

  1. Start with a pile of rubble in situ.
  2. Photograph the pile in 3D to capture the location of the stones, using the location and shape to help reconstruct the walls.
  3. Move the stones to make room for the reconstruction, adding a digital marker to each stone.
  4. Create a 3D rendering of each stone in its original location; this information is used to reconstruct the synagogue with computer software.

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