First Person: The Bible as a Source of Testable Hypotheses
In the highest, most sophisticated levels of professional Biblical archaeology, there is a certain prejudice against the Bible.
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.
First Person: Gold from the Temple?
Early Ayin Evolves
In the earliest alphabetic inscriptions, ayin was written as a circle with a dot in the center (⊙). Later the dot was dropped, appearing as the Latin O used in Western languages today.
Strata: In History
Strata: The Bible in the News: Give and Take
Strata: In History
July 19, 64 A.D. The Great Fire of Rome begins. The emperor Nero was rumored to be playing his lyre and singing while the fire burned. He later targeted Christians to take the blame for starting the blaze.
Strata: Decorated Gutenberg Given to Princeton
A recent gift to Princeton University includes original copies of the Declaration of Independence, all four of Shakespeare’s folios, musical manuscripts by Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Wagner and Schubert and—perhaps most notably—the Gutenberg Bible.
Psalms: First North American Book
Long ranked among the world’s most famous books, the Bay Psalm Book (originally titled The Whole Booke of Psalmes Faithfully Translated into English Metre) was the first book printed in North America. Several copies of the first edition still exist.
Infants Sacrificed? The Tale Teeth Tell
Isaiah Among the Scrolls
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