Biblical Archaeology Society

The Biblical Archaeology Society announces its S/O 2012 issue filled cover to cover with articles discussing the Synoptic Gospels, the possible discovery of David’s Palace and much more.

The Biblical Archaeology Society is offering a free eBook, The Olympic Games: How They All Began, to share the history of the Olympic Games and how they began.

Courts have acquitted the defendants of forgery charges over the controversial “Brother of Jesus” inscription on the ancient bone box. Hershel Shanks of the Biblical Archaeology Review presents evidence to explain the inscription's authenticity.

The recent issue of the Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR) explores topics including the oldest Hebrew inscription, a lawsuit against God and the mystery of a Judean castle built in the Wadi as-Seer valley.

Join the Biblical Archaeology Society and tour guide Danny Herman on an extraordinary journey through biblical history with elite access to sites and scholars in Israel this October.

A verdict will be made this Wednesday on the authentication of two items in question by the courts of Israel: James Ossuary and the Yehoash Inscription. The Biblical Archaeology Society provides resources into better understanding the forgery trial.

The Biblical Archaeology Society is accepting applications for the 2012 Joseph Aviram Fellowship which will assist Israeli scholars in reaching Chicago this year for the ASOR and the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) conferences.

The March/April 2012 issue of the Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR) explores topics from, “What Jews (and Christians too) Should Know About the New Testament”, to the impalement of kings at Beth Shean, to tombstones and death at the Dead Sea.

In the M/A 2012 issue of the Biblical Archaeology Review, Amy-Jill Levine, a Jewish New Testament scholar explores the New Testament from a Jewish understanding in her article, “What Jews (and Christians too) Should Know About the New Testament.”

The Biblical Archaeology Society announces its list of various archaeological excavations for the 2012 season, which include locations in Israel, Spain and more.