New Carbon-14 Tests on Dead Sea Scrolls
As a result of an initiative by a BAR reader, new carbon-14 tests will be performed on selected Dead Sea Scrolls in an effort to determine their dates with greater confidence.
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.
Qimron’s Reconstruction of Ten Lines of MMT
Qimron Defends His Lawsuit—“No Threat to Intellectual Freedom”
Accusations and Retractions at New York Scroll Conference
The Letter Attacking Eisenman and Wise
We are saddened to have to raise serious issues of professional ethics and integrity in connection with the recently published volume, The Dead Sea Scrolls Uncovered: The First Complete Translation and Interpretation of 50 Key Documents Withheld for Over 40 Years, by Robert Eisenman and Michael Wise (Element Books, 1992).
Blood on the Floor at New York Dead Sea Scroll Conference
Casting Call for the World’s Longest-Running Drama
Queries & Comments
Pascal, Not G. B. Shaw, on Prolixity
BARlines
In Memoriam: Douglas L. Esse
Even Briefer
Writings from Ancient Israel: A Handbook of Historical and Religious Documents
Books in Brief
Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times
Donald B. Redford (Princeton, NJ: Princeton Univ. Press, 1992) 511 pp., including 46 illustrations and maps, 7 tables, $39.95
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