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The Temple Scroll—The Longest and Most Recently Discovered Dead Sea Scroll

How it affects our understanding of the New Testament and early Christianity
By Yigael Yadin
033 On August 1, 1960, I received a letter from a man who identified himself as a Virginia clergyman. The letter stated that the writer was in a position to negotiate the sale of “important, authentic discoveries of Dead Sea Scrolls.” Obviously,...
Biblical Archaeology Review, September/October 1984

Jerusalem Rolls Out Red Carpet for Biblical Archaeology Congress

Serious issues raised concerning nature of Biblical archaeology as well as publication of Dead Sea Scrolls
By Hershel Shanks
012 For a week in April, all Jerusalem was aglitter with archaeology. The occasion was the International Congress on Biblical Archaeology marking the 70th anniversary of the Israel Exploration Society. At the opening session, the Acting President...
Biblical Archaeology Review, July/August 1984

BAR Interviews Amihai Mazar—A New Generation of Israeli Archaeologists Comes of Age

By Hershel Shanks
046 Jerusalem, April 22, 1983 Hershel Shanks: Ami, in the United States no one, or almost no one, has heard of you. You’re one of the younger generation of Israeli archaeologists. And the reason I want to talk to you about yourself and your work...
Biblical Archaeology Review, May/June 1984

The Case of the Gilded Staircase

Did the Dead Sea Scroll sect worship the sun?
By Morton Smith
050 Yigael Yadin’s magnificent edition of the Temple Scroll1—the latest-to-be-published and the longest of all the Dead Sea Scrolls—has been available to scholars in Hebrew for over four years and last year became available in a three-volume...
Biblical Archaeology Review, September/October 1984

Yigael Yadin 1917–1984

By Hershel Shanks
024 Israel’s most celebrated Biblical archaeologist, Yigael Yadin, died of a heart attack on June 28 at the age of 67. The world of Biblical archaeology has been impoverished. Yadin was struck down at his weekend home in Michmoret on the...
Biblical Archaeology Review, September/October 1984

Synagogue Excavation Reveals Stunning Mosaic of Zodiac and Torah Ark

By Hershel Shanks
032 For two seasons in 1961 and 1962 (the second season lasted eight days into 1963) Moshe Dothan, then Deputy Director of the Israeli Department of Antiquities and Museums, directed the excavation of an ancient synagogue at a site known as...
Biblical Archaeology Review, May/June 1984

Benjamin Mazar Reminisces

Excavating 50 years ago took courage but little money
By Bill Clark
062 “It was different then,” the archaeologist said. “Today there are institutes and technicians, engineers, directors and subdirectors!” “Back then, we had nothing,” he said. “But it was a wonderful period. A time of life. A time of courage; no...
Biblical Archaeology Review, May/June 1984

Destruction of Judean Fortress Portrayed in Dramatic Eighth-Century B.C. Pictures

Stunning new book assembles evidence of the conquest of Lachish
By Hershel Shanks
048 In the late eighth century B.C., Lachish was the second most important city in the kingdom of Judah. Only Jerusalem surpassed it. At that time, Assyria had risen to unprecedented power, dominating the known world. On the eve of Sennacherib’s...
Biblical Archaeology Review, March/April 1984

Child Sacrifice at Carthage—Religious Rite or Population Control?

Archaeological evidence provides basis for a new analysis
By Lawrence E. StagerSamuel Wolff
030 031 “Tophet” is a Biblical word. It is the name of a place that was on the south side of ancient Jerusalem in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom, where the Israelites sacrificed their children by...
Biblical Archaeology Review, January/February 1984

Restoring the Reputation of Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope

A little-known episode in the beginnings of archaeology in the Holy Land
By Neil Asher Silberman
068 069 Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope, granddaughter of William Pitt and daughter of the third Earl of Stanhope, was the first person who ever intentionally excavated an ancient artifact in the...
Biblical Archaeology Review, July/August 1984

Fifteen Years in Sinai

Israeli archeologists discover a new world
By Itzhaq Beit-Arieh
027 028 We were driving south, along the Gulf of Suez, heading for our excavation site when our jeep broke down. Fortunately, it happened on a paved road, before we turned onto the desert track...
Biblical Archaeology Review, July/August 1984

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