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A Pre-Christian “Son of God” Among the Dead Sea Scrolls

By John J. Collins
034 035 The Dead Sea Scroll Son of God text from Qumran Cave 4 has attracted attention both in scholarly publications and in the press because it contains remarkable parallels to the...
Bible Review, June 1993

How I Found a Fourth-Century B.C. Papyrus Scroll on My First Time Out!

By Hanan Eshel
044 This is almost as much a personal story of luck and adventure as it is an archaeological story. It tells of my first dig—my own dig, that is—after graduating with a B.A. in archaeology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. My story will...
Biblical Archaeology Review, September/October 1989

Insight

Why Is Esther Missing from Qumran?
By Martin Abegg, Jr.Eugene UlrichPeter W. Flint
Bible Review, August 1999

Searching for the Better Text

How errors crept into the Bible and what can be done to correct them
By Harvey Minkoff
Ancient versions of the Bible are far from error-free. Happily, a better understanding of the Dead Sea Scrolls and of how manuscripts evolved has helped resolve some of the vexing textual problems.
Bible Review, August 1999

Another View: Do Josephus’s Writings Support the “Essene Hypothesis”?

By Kenneth AtkinsonHanan EshelJodi Magness
Biblical Archaeology Review, March/April 2009

Who Was He? Rare DSS Text Mentions King Jonathan

By Esther EshelHanan EshelAda Yardeni
075 The fragmentary Dead Sea Scroll that is the subject of this article has been much discussed by scholars since our recent publication of it in a scientific journal,1 and it has even received some notice in the popular press, principally...
Biblical Archaeology Review, January/February 1994

The Suffering Servant at Qumran

By John J. Collins
025 Much of the current interest in the Dead Sea Scrolls is stimulated by parallels, real or imagined, between passages in the scrolls and New Testament statements about Jesus. A new text has recently been published that, its editor claims,...
Bible Review, December 1993

Fleeing the Romans

Judean Refugees Hide in Caves
By Roi PoratHanan Eshel
061 060 The Second Jewish Revolt against Rome, also known as the Bar Kokhba Revolt after its almost legendary leader, lasted from 132 to 135 C.E. Like the First Jewish Revolt of 66–70 C.E., it...
Biblical Archaeology Review, March/April 2006

Whose Bones

New Qumran Excavations, New Debates
By Magen BroshiHanan Eshel
026 026 027 Under the headline, “Digging for the Baptist,” the August 12, 2002 issue of Time magazine asked its readers: “Have...
Biblical Archaeology Review, January/February 2003

They’re Not Ritual Baths

By Hanan Eshel
042 One sure sign that religiously observant Jews inhabited a site from the turn of the era is the presence of ritual immersion pools (mikva’ot; singular, mikveh). More than a dozen stepped pools have been uncovered in excavations...
Biblical Archaeology Review, July/August 2000

How to Buy a Bible

By Harvey Minkoff
040 To the uninitiated, the Bible is the Bible. To get one, you go to a bookstore and ask for a Bible. Readers of BR know better. The English-speaking student of the Bible is blessed with dozens of translations in hundreds of editions. What...
Bible Review, April 1992

How Bible Translations Differ

By Harvey Minkoff
066 To the uninitiated, the Bible is the Bible. To get one, you go to a bookstore and ask for a Bible. Readers of BAR know better. The English-speaking student of the Bible is blessed with dozens of translations in hundreds of editions. What...
Biblical Archaeology Review, March/April 1992

It’s Elementary

Psalms 9 and 10 and the order of the alphabet
By John StrugnellHanan Eshel
041 Psalms 9 and 10 have always been somewhat of a puzzle. The first question is whether they are actually two parts of one long psalm or whether they are two separate psalms. What suggests that they were originally really one piece is that...
Bible Review, June 2001

As Simple as ABC

What acrostics in the Bible can demonstrate
By Harvey Minkoff
027 Acrostics are alphabetical texts. Bible scholars disagree on their purpose. Consequently, translations differ. Despite differences in emphasis, Every translator acknowledges that Form and meaning are connected. Given the strictures of...
Bible Review, April 1997

Biblical Views: Insertions in the Great Isaiah Scroll

By Eugene Ulrich
Biblical Archaeology Review, July/August 2011

Archaeological Views: New Eyeballs on Ancient Texts

By Bruce E. Zuckerman
Biblical Archaeology Review, November/December 2011

Technology and Antiquity

Professor Zuckerman highlights the exciting new ways that ancient technologies allow us to decipher ancient texts and artifacts. In this dynamic presentation, he literally shines a light on some of the most important inscriptions in the field of Biblical archaeology, from the Copper Scroll to Ugaritic texts. Zuckerman’s demonstration of the groundbreaking InscriptiFact software answers critical questions on ancient Jewish coinage, the Dead Sea Scroll scribes and much more.

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The Archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls
Reviewed by Hanan Eshel
Biblical Archaeology Review, July/August 2003

Retrieving the World of Ancient Judaism

For the historian of religion, the closing of the canon was an unmitigated disaster, leading to the loss of a rich literature.
By John J. Collins
Bible Review, August 1996

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Reviewed by John Dominic CrossanHershel ShanksEugene Ulrich
Bible Review, August 1993

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