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Preserving Ephesus 18 Nov 2012 | 10:30 pm
In its November meeting, the Selçuk Municipality Assembly approved a reconstruction and protection plan for Ephesus, aiding tourist access with new entrance gates and walking lanes, as well as preserv...
Bible Passages About Redemption Reveal the Original Political Meaning of Salvation 16 Nov 2012 | 09:00 pm
The summer of 2012 marked the 60th anniversary celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the British throne. The pomp and pageantry of her diamond julibee captivated not only her royal subjects...
The Quest for the Historical Paul 14 Nov 2012 | 01:37 am
What can we reliably know about Paul and how can we know it? As is the case with Jesus this is not an easy question. Historians have been involved in what has been called the “Quest for the Historical...
Archaeologists Reveal a Desecrated Iron-Age Temple at Beth-Shemesh 14 Nov 2012 | 12:27 am
On Monday, November 12, 2012, Tel Aviv University archaeologists announced the discovery of an 11th-century B.C.E. sacred compound at Tel Beth-Shemesh.
Third-Century Giant Discovered Outside of Rome 13 Nov 2012 | 12:33 am
A 6-foot 8-inch Roman stands as the earliest extant example of a skeleton suffering from the condition known as gigantism.
The Origin of Christianity 9 Nov 2012 | 09:15 pm
Geza Vermes explores the origin of Christianity by examining the characteristics of the Jewish Jesus movement to see how it developed into a distinctly gentile religion.
A Mystery at the Bottom of a Neolithic Well 9 Nov 2012 | 12:22 am
Israel Antiquities Authority excavations in the Jezreel Valley uncovered one of the world’s earliest known wells at ‘Enot Nisanit.’ The Neolithic well was impressively quarried with stone tools and re...
Worldwide: Saida, Lebanon 8 Nov 2012 | 11:16 pm
This remarkably lifelike, 7-inch-tall bronze right hand dating to sometime in the first centuries C.E. was crafted to capture every detail of the human hand, from the slight curvatures of the palm and...
Archaeology and Text 8 Nov 2012 | 01:25 am
There has been a great deal of discussion in recent issues of Biblical Archaeology Review about the relationship between archaeology, artifacts, ancient texts and the Bible. In the July/August 2011 BA...
Bronze Age Dam Irrigates Modern Farms 7 Nov 2012 | 09:26 pm
A 3,250-year-old Hittite dam at Alacahöyük features striking similarities to modern water management construction. Archaeologist Aykut Çınaroğlu says the dam in north-central Turkey was built for irri...
