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Holy Archaeological Sites The Holy Sepulchre and the challenge of studying holy sites Nathan Steinmeyer April 11, 2022 0 Comments 329 views Share Holy Archaeological Sites: The courtyard outside the main entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Courtesy Nathan Steinmeyer. Excavating archaeological sites is rarely easy or straightforward. Many factors can drastically hamper … Lire la suite
Can we make sense of the Biblical plagues? Biblical Archaeology Society Staff April 09, 2022 59 Comments 81966 views Share This painting, “He turned their waters into blood,” by the 19th-century American folk painter Erastus Salisbury Field (1805–1900), depicts the first of the Biblical plagues inflicted on the Egyptians. One understanding of the Egyptian plagues … Lire la suite
Learn more in BAS’s guide to Bible translations and editions Nathan Steinmeyer April 08, 2022 1 Comments 628 views Share Best Bible translation? Collection of Bibles in various languages. Courtesy Nathan Steinmeyer. What is the best Bible translation? It’s a simple question, but the answer is far from straightforward. There are dozens of modern English … Lire la suite
Understanding the Cenacle on Mount Zion Marek Dospěl April 07, 2022 11 Comments 32332 views Share Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover. […] As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. […] He will show you a large … Lire la suite
The history of Christianity’s most controversial relic. Andrea Nicolotti April 06, 2022 0 Comments 40 views Share The Shroud of Turin is a linen sheet long claimed to feature the image of the tortured body of Jesus of Nazareth. It has been kept in the royal chapel of the Cathedral of Turin.Credit: Photo by Giuseppe Enrie, 1931, … Lire la suite
Dorothy Willette April 05, 2022 47 Comments 112463 views Share At the top of the eastern ridge of the City of David, Nehemiah and the returned exiles built a new city wall. Although they simply repaired the pre-existing walls elsewhere in the city, the wall just above the steep Kidron Valley was too damaged and … Lire la suite
Why Did Judas Identify Jesus with a Kiss? The Late Hershel Shanks’s First Person from the January/February 2014 issue of BAR Hershel Shanks April 05, 2022 97 Comments 43030 views Share I’ve been reading a book titled Pseudo-Cyril of Jerusalem “On the Life and the Passion of Christ”: A Coptic Apocryphon by the Dutch scholar … Lire la suite
Take a video tour atop the walls of the Old City Nathan Steinmeyer April 04, 2022 0 Comments 323 views Share Looking out over the walls of Jerusalem. Courtesy Nathan Steinmeyer. The walls of Jerusalem have shifted many times throughout history and today large sections of the ancient city lie outside the current Ottoman-era fortifications. … Lire la suite
Examining the tomb of Jesus in light of Second Temple-period Jerusalem tombs Megan Sauter April 03, 2022 33 Comments 57351 views Share “Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb.”—John 20:1, NRSV What … Lire la suite
Where Was Jesus Born? Jesus’ birthplace and hometown Megan Sauter April 02, 2022 46 Comments 110992 views Share Where was Jesus born? In the Bible, Jesus’ birthplace is identified as Bethlehem. This scene from the Arena (Scrovegni) Chapel in Padua by the Italian artist Giotto shows Mary, Joseph and Jesus in the Bethlehem stable. The … Lire la suite
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