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.
Coin Equivalents
10 gerahs = 1 beqa
2 beqas = 1 shekel
60 (50 in Phoenician system) shekels = 1 mina
60 minas = 1 kikar (talent)
Glossary: From Shekels to Talents: Money in the Ancient World
1993 BAS Publication Awards
The Biblical Archaeology Society Publication Awards recognize the best new books on archaeology and the Bible. Made possible by a generous gift from the Leopold and Clara M. Fellner Charitable Foundation by its Trustee Frederick L. Simmons, the 1993 awards are for books published in 1991 and 1992.
BARlines
Prize Biblical Relics Coming to Washington for Annual Meeting and Thanksgiving Weekend
Incredulity is the most common reaction when we tell people that two of the most extraordinary Biblical artifacts ever recovered will be displayed in Washington, D.C., for ten days this November.
Even Briefer
The Archaeology of the New Testament: The Life of Jesus and the Beginning of the Early Church, revised edition
Books in Brief
A Century of Biblical Archaeology
P.R.S. Moorey (Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1992) 205 pp., $14.99, paper
Inside BAR
Herod’s Temple in East Anglia
Glossary
apodyterium (eh-po-de-TER-ee-um): the dressing room in a Roman bathhouse
ashlar (ASH-lahr): a large stone block with smoothly finished sides for building or paving
caldarium (call-DAIR-ee-um): the hot room in a Roman bath
frigidarium (FRIG-ee-DAIR-ee-um): the cold room in a Roman bath
hypocaust (HYPE-o-cost): short columns and a floor supported by them in a bathhouse that allow hot air to circulate
Pages
