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Solomon’s Temple in Context
Although the Bible gives a detailed description of Solomon’s Temple, we have no physical remains of the building destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 B.C.E. Thanks to the recent excavation of several hitherto-unknown ancient Near Eastern temples, however, archaeologists are shedding new light on similarities and differences between these temples and King Solomon’s structure.
Biblical Archaeology Review, March/April 2011
Excarnation: Food For Vultures
Unlocking the mysteries of Chalcolithic ossuaries
For nearly a century before the Romans destroyed the Temple in 70 C.E., Jews, especially in the Jerusalem area, would inter the bones of their deceased in stone boxes, or ossuaries, about 2 feet long and a foot high. The ossuary had to be...
Biblical Archaeology Review, November/December 2011
ReViews: Focus on Ancient Jerusalem
City of David: The Story of Ancient Jerusalem
Ahron Horovitz (edited by Dr. Eyal Meiron)
Biblical Archaeology Review, March/April 2011
ReViews: Three Interwoven Tales
Excavating the City of David: Where Jerusalem’s History Began
By Ronny Reich (trans. Miriam Feinberg Varnosh)
Biblical Archaeology Review, July/August 2011