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Herod’s Roman Temple

By David Jacobson
019 For King Solomon’s Temple, the Phoenician king, Hiram of Tyre, supplied not only construction materials and masons (1 Kings 5:1–12) but apparently the architectural plan as well. The structure, as it is described in the Bible, is clearly a...
Biblical Archaeology Review, March/April 2002

Searching for Roman Jerusalem

By Hillel Geva
034 The Romans destroyed Jerusalem at the end of the summer of 70 C.E. Under the command of the Roman general Titus, they burned the city and dismantled the Temple, thus ending the First Jewish Revolt (66—70 C.E.)—the so-called Great Jewish...
Biblical Archaeology Review, November/December 1997

Charles Warren vs. James Fergusson

Where Was the Israelite Temple Located?
By David Jacobson
058 In case you think that only modern archaeologists are prone to controversy and disagreement, you should revisit the bitter dispute between James Fergusson and Charles Warren, two giants of their day, involving nothing less than the location...
Biblical Archaeology Review, September/October 2003

The New Jerusalem Inscription—So What?

By Alan R. Millard
049 In 2012, while excavating at the southern wall of the Temple Mount, Israeli archaeologist Eilat Mazar discovered the oldest alphabetic inscription ever found in Jerusalem. It had been inscribed on a storage jar, but, alas, the jar had not...
Biblical Archaeology Review, May/June 2014

Sacred Geometry: Unlocking the Secret of the Temple Mount, Part 1

By David Jacobson
042 042 Longtime BAR readers know that two theories vie with each other regarding where the Temple once stood on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. The first was advanced by Asher Kaufman, a Hebrew...
Biblical Archaeology Review, July/August 1999

Sacred Geometry: Unlocking the Secret of the Temple Mount, Part 2

By David Jacobson
054 We have already established the location of the Herodian Temple in Jerusalem and the altar that once stood in front of it (see the previous installment of this article in “Sacred Geometry: Unlocking the Secret of the Temple Mount, Part 1,”...
Biblical Archaeology Review, September/October 1999

Daniel and Belshazzar in History

By Alan R. Millard
073 The party was in full swing, the wine flowed freely, and everyone felt on top of the world. There was no power on earth to rival Babylon, and no gods in heaven to equal hers. This is the setting of the famous fifth chapter of the Book of...
Biblical Archaeology Review, May/June 1985

Does the Bible Exaggerate King Solomon’s Golden Wealth?

By Alan R. Millard
020 021 Those who read the Biblical text and make a subjective judgment as to its reliability often conclude—and understandably so—that the descriptions of Solomon’s gold are gross...
Biblical Archaeology Review, May/June 1989

Literacy in the Time of Jesus

Could His Words Have Been Recorded in His Lifetime?
By Alan R. Millard
037 How likely is it that someone would have written down and collected Jesus’ sayings into a book in Jesus’ lifetime? Several lines of evidence converge to suggest it is quite probable. The first factor to consider is how prevalent literacy was...
Biblical Archaeology Review, July/August 2003

The Question of Israelite Literacy

By Alan R. Millard
022 How widespread was the ability to read and Write in ancient Israel? Until recently, the answer usually was, “Quite limited.” The ability to write, it was said, was restricted to a class of professional scribes, who possessed a skill...
Bible Review, Fall 1987

Marisa Tomb Paintings

Recently Discovered Photos Show Long-Lost Details
By David Jacobson
025 Just over a hundred years ago, an American archaeologist discovered a series of spectacular tomb paintings dating from about 200 B.C.E. at a site in the foothills of the Judean mountains. Yet, within a few years, these precious works of art...
Biblical Archaeology Review, March/April 2004

Ebla and the Bible

What’s left (if anything)?
By Alan R. Millard
018 019 I remember it well. It was early October 1975. We were sitting on top of the tell having lunch. One of our guests, Afif Bahnassi, the director of the Department of Antiquities of Syria...
Bible Review, April 1992

Jerusalem

An update to Vol. 2, pp. 698–804.
By Eilat MazarRonny ReichEli ShukronYa‘akov BilligDan BahatHillel GevaYuval BaruchGiora ParnosAmos KlonerBoaz ZissuJon SeligmanIrina ZilberbodBenny ArubasHaim GoldfusRina AvnerElena Kogan-ZehaviDavid AmitGideon Avni
The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land
2008

Another View: Small City, Few People

By Hillel Geva
Biblical Archaeology Review, May/June 2006

ReViews: Books in Ancient Israel?

Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible
Karel van der Toorn
Reviewed by Alan R. Millard
Biblical Archaeology Review, January/February 2010

ReViews: The Buildings of Herod

The Architecture of Herod, the Great Builder
Ehud Netzer
The Architecture of Herod, the Great Builder
Reviewed by Hillel Geva
Biblical Archaeology Review, January/February 2008

ReViews: Stimulating Sketch of a Megalomaniac

Reviewed by David Jacobson
Biblical Archaeology Review, January/February 2015

ReViews

The Context of Scripture Archival Documents from the Biblical World, volume 3
Edited by William W. Hallo and K. Lawson Younger
Reviewed by Alan R. Millard
Biblical Archaeology Review, January/February 2004

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