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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
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

Is the Cultic Installation at Dan Really an Olive Press?

A discussion that started in BAR escalates in the scholarly world
By Suzanne F. Singer
In an article in the September/October 1981 issue of BAR (“The Remarkable Discoveries at Tel Dan,” BAR 07:05), John Laughlin identified an unusual installation at Tel Dan, in northern Israel, as an Israelite cult installation associated with...
Biblical Archaeology Review, November/December 1984

Fifteen Years in Sinai

Israeli archeologists discover a new world
By Itzhaq Beit-Arieh
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

Benjamin Mazar Reminisces

Excavating 50 years ago took courage but little money
By Bill Clark
“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

The Book Albright Never Finished

All efforts at publication now ended
By Siegfried H. Horn
One of the greatest Biblical archaeologists of the 20th century, William Foxwell Albright, left an unfinished book manuscript when he died in 1971. But this is no secret to his friends, students and admirers. BAR readers were told of the...
Biblical Archaeology Review, January/February 1984