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.
Mystery Circles
An Inside View: The Meket-ra Granary Model
Sites Under Investigation
Since 1987, the Land of Geshur Archaeological Project has excavated selected sites in the Golan in an effort to chart the region’s settlement patterns and its socioeconomic development. The sites flourished over a time span of more than two thousand years, as detailed below.
Rediscovered! The Land of Geshur
Harry M. Orlinsky, 1908–1992
The Bible Scholar Who Became an Undercover Agent
The Conflicting Translations
Here is the so-called Pierced Messiah text as translated by Geza Vermes (left) and by Robert Eisenman and Michael Wise (right):
The “Pierced Messiah” Text—An Interpretation Evaporates
Not long after the unpublished Dead Sea Scrolls became accessible last autumn, Professor Robert Eisenman of California State University, Long Beach, disclosed that he had discovered among the hitherto secret manuscripts a small, five-line fragment that has since become known as the Pierced Messiah text.
Microfiche Edition of the Dead Sea Scrolls To Be Published by Israel Antiquities Authority
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