Egypt’s great necropolis continues to reveal its secrets Nathan Steinmeyer June 10, 2022 0 Comments 160 views Share Painted wooden sarcophagi uncovered at the Saqqara tombs in Egypt. Courtesy Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. Excavations at the site of the ancient Saqqara tombs continue to amaze with the discovery of 250 sarcophagi and 150 … Lire la suite

Solomon, Socrates and Aristotle In the earliest Biblical painting, Greek philosophers admire the king’s wisdom Theodore Feder June 09, 2022 14 Comments 29298 views Share Read Theodore Feder’s article “Solomon, Socrates and Aristotle” as it originally appeared in Biblical Archaeology Review, September/October 2008. The article was first republished in Bible History Daily in October 2012.—Ed. … Lire la suite

Josephus on the Essenes Biblical Archaeology Society Staff June 09, 2022 36 Comments 50273 views Share Steve Mason argues that the texts of Josephus cannot be relied upon to support the conclusion that the Essenes were the authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the inhabitants of Qumran. Flavius Josephus was a first-century Jewish historian, … Lire la suite

June 08, 2022 0 Comments 853 views Share Limestone relief (fourth century B.C.E.) from ancient Persia showing a lion and bull in combat. Courtesy of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, Photo: Michael Tropea Through August 8, 2022The Getty VillaPacific Palisades, Californiawww.getty.edu For more than a millennium, from around 550 B.C.E. to 650 … Lire la suite

Daniel Ogden June 07, 2022 0 Comments 13602 views Share Sleep and Death carry Sarpedon, who was killed while fighting for the Trojans in the Trojan War, on this early fifth-century B.C. amphora. The ancients associated sleep, dreams and death with the ability to predict the future, perhaps because they believed the future was hatched … Lire la suite

Waystation excavations study early trade and globalization Nathan Steinmeyer June 06, 2022 0 Comments 659 views Share Petra, the center of an ancient spice trade route. Courtesy Glenn Corbett. For more than six centuries, the ancient spice trade route passed through much of the Arabian Peninsula and beyond. Centered on the Nabatean city of Petra, … Lire la suite

Where Is Sodom? Genesis 13, archaeology and Biblical geography provide clues Biblical Archaeology Society Staff June 05, 2022 45 Comments 83036 views Share According to the Bible, “the men of Sodom were wicked” (Genesis 13, verse 13). For its many sins, God destroyed Sodom and all the inhabitants of the “cities of the plain” in … Lire la suite

2022 Dig Scholarship Winners Congratulating BAS’s 2022 scholarship winners Nathan Steinmeyer June 03, 2022 0 Comments 346 views Share BAS Dig Scholarships allow students and enthusiasts alike to participate in the excitement of excavating biblical history Photo: Courtesy of the Jezreel Valley Regional Project. For almost four decades, the Biblical Archaeology Society has been connecting … Lire la suite

Scholars Manfred Görg, Peter van der Veen and Christoffer Theis say maybe not Biblical Archaeology Society Staff June 02, 2022 17 Comments 30910 views Share Does this fragmentary hieroglyphic inscription contain the first mention of Israel? According to a recently published article by Manfred Görg, Peter van der Veen and Christoffer Theis, the name-ring on … Lire la suite

Was Jesus a Jew? Discovering the Jewish Jesus Biblical Archaeology Society Staff June 02, 2022 164 Comments 193782 views Share Was Jesus a Jew? Some people claim that Jesus was a Christian. Some have claimed that he was an Aryan Christian. But in recent decades scholars have been returning to ancient historical settings and discovering … Lire la suite