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.
Reconstructing Herod’s Temple Mount in Jerusalem
Herod the Great—master builder! Despite his crimes and excesses, no one can doubt his prowess as a builder.
Queries & Comments
Pornography in BAR
As a Sunday School teacher of twelve- and thirteen-year-old youths, mostly boys, I find the photographs that accompany the article “What Happened to the Cult Figurines?” BAR 15:04, by Ephraim Stern, revolting and totally inappropriate for a “Biblical” magazine.
Glossary: Measuring Time Archaeologically
Museum Guide
Books in Brief
The Museums of Israel
Nitza Rosovsky and Joy Ungerleider-Mayerson, with photographs by David Harris (New York: Abrams, 1989) 256 pp, plus 170 photos and 9 maps, $14.95 paperback
BARlines
Inside BAR
How the Ancients De-Loused Themselves
How Are “BAR” and “BAS” Pronounced?
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