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Cooking in the Hebrew Bible
By Cynthia Shafer-Elliott
In today’s society, it is common to hear someone refer to himself or herself as a “foodie.” Food plays such a major role in our lives that there are entire TV channels dedicated to the preparation and consumption of meals.
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Jerusalem’s “What Me Worry“ Archaeology
By Raphael Greenberg
Myth Growth Rates and the Gospels: A Close Look at A.N. Sherwin-White’s Two-Generation Rule
By Kris Komarnitsky
The Jesus Discovery? A Sceptic’s Perspective
By Mark Goodacre
The Talpiyot (Jerusalem) Tombs: Some Sober Methodological Reflections on the Epigraphic Materials
By Christopher A. Rollston
The Tombs at Talpiot: Overview of "The Jesus Discovery"
By James Tabor
Archaeology in Israel Update—March 2013
By Stephen Gabriel Rosenberg
Why is the Hypothesis that Jesus Was an Anti-Roman Rebel Alive and Well?
By Fernando Bermejo-Rubio
A Response to West
By J. Edward Wright
Beware the Angry Prophet: 2 Kings 2:23-25
By Jim West
Spirit Possession, Exorcism and the Historical Jesus
By Amanda Witmer
PHYSICS FOR PROPHETS
By William H. C. Propp
Why Talk About the Past?
By Thomas Thompson
Archaeology in Israel Update—February 2013
By Stephen Gabriel Rosenberg
Archaeological Park & Museum: Durch die Zeiten
By Dieter Vieweger
Silk in Ancient Israel
By William Mierse
Archaeology in Israel Update--December 2013
By Stephen Gabriel Rosenberg
On Temple Mount
By Alan Balfour
The Biographical Moses
By Finn Damgaard
Jewish Interpretation of the Bible: Ancient and Contemporary
By Karin Zetterholm
In My View - Opinion
Mandatory Celibacy of Priests: A Fertile Source of Impurity
By Antonio Lombatti
Let’s start here: last month, the Los Angeles Diocese was sentenced to pay 10 million dollars more to four victims of its pedophile and ephebophile priests.
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Despite secrecy, interest builds around mysterious First Temple find outside Bethlehem
Times of Israel: May 19, 2013
The Israelite who wore diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Haaretz: May 21, 2013
Largest exhibition of Israeli artifacts premieres in Boston
Times of Israel: May 19, 2013
Onward Christian Hell-Busters: Matthew 10:40-42
Huffington Post: May 20, 2013
The Ur-Metropolis
WSJ: May 20, 2013
Fight to preserve Egypt’s ancient Jewish sites
Art Newspaper: Located May 21, 2013
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Myth Growth Rates and the Gospels: A Close Look at A.N. Sherwin-White’s Two-Generation Rule
By Kris Komarnitsky
Mandatory Celibacy of Priests: A Fertile Source of Impurity
By Antonio Lombatti
Forget about Noah’s Ark; There Was No Worldwide Flood
By Robert R. Cargill
The Jesus Discovery? A Skeptic’s Perspective
By Mark Goodacre
Jerusalem’s “What Me Worry“ Archaeology
By Raphael Greenberg
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Essays on BAR from Bible and Interpretation
Essays on Minimalism from Bible and Interpretation
Final Reports onthe Yehoash Inscription and James Ossuary from the Israeli Antiquities Authority.
Essays on the James Ossuary and the Temple Tablet from Bible and Interpretation
