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: How Solid Is the Temple Mount?
First Person: Needed: A Protocol to Test Authenticity
Will the scholarly community face its obligation?
In light of the forgery frenzy going on in Israel at the moment, readers are likely to ask whether the Aramaic inscriptions on pottery sherds (ostraca) discussed in André Lemaire’s article on page 38 are authentic or fakes. Trying to anticipate readers’ queries, I asked André about this.
BAR’s Position
Update: Finds or Fakes?
Editor’s Introduction
If genuine, the so-called Jehoash inscription would be of enormous significance. If a forgery, it is likewise of enormous significance, for it demonstrates the existence of an extremely sophisticated forgery conspiracy.
Another Temple to the Israelite God
Contrasting Insights of Biblical Giants
Aesculapius the Healing God
Aesculapius (Asklepios to the Greeks) was a god of healing and was venerated in the ancient world as the patron deity of physicians. His cult, established in Greece in the fourth century B.C., became common throughout the Greco-Roman world, and even today his symbols—a staff and snake—are used universally as the symbols of medicine.
Healing Waters
Strata: What is It?
A
Salt cellar
B
Hibachi
C
Spice Box
D
Hearth
What It Is, Is …
D
Hearth
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