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First Person: A Name in Search of a Story

An Egyptian papyrus reveals an Asiatic slave with a Biblical name—a midwife mentioned in Exodus
By Hershel Shanks
Biblical Archaeology Review, January/February 1998

First Person: Set Apart from the Nations?

Studying other ancient cultures can help inform our knowledge of Biblical history.
By Hershel Shanks
Biblical Archaeology Review, March/April 2007

First Person: Should Israel Return the Tablets of the Law to Egypt?

By Hershel Shanks
Biblical Archaeology Review, September/October 2012

First Person: Even-Handed to a Fault

Not every scholarly position is as good as another
By Hershel Shanks
Biblical Archaeology Review, November/December 1998

First Person: Does History Matter?

The connection between religious faith and our circulation
By Hershel Shanks
Biblical Archaeology Review, July/August 2001

First Person: The Meaning of Unhistory

Not everyone shows up in the written record
By Hershel Shanks
Biblical Archaeology Review, May/June 1999

First Person: Is the Bible a Bunch of Historical Hooey?

Harper’s Magazine would have us believe so
By Steven Feldman
Biblical Archaeology Review, May/June 2002

First Person: Snap Judgments

Instant analysis by experts is often right—except when it’s not
By Hershel Shanks
Biblical Archaeology Review, September/October 2005

First Person: Relics vs. “Real” Archaeology

By Hershel Shanks
Biblical Archaeology Review, May/June 2012

First Person: Old Sherds, New Science

By Hershel Shanks
Biblical Archaeology Review, May/June 2013

First Person: No History in the Bible?

At least one Israeli scholar would have us think so
By Hershel Shanks
Biblical Archaeology Review, May/June 2000

First Person: The American Bible Society’s Electronic Inquisition

By Robert R. Cargill
Biblical Archaeology Review, July/August 2018

First Person: “The Tomb of Jesus”—My Take

The backlash from believers is understandable, but why were scholars so outraged?
By Hershel Shanks
Biblical Archaeology Review, July/August 2007

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