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Special Collections
The collections below were hand-selected by the Biblical Archaeology Review editors especially for users of the BAS Online Archive.
Avraham Biran
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From Petrie and Albright to the 21st century, this prolific excavator had a profound impact on Israeli archaeology.
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Avraham Biran at 90.
David Harris
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Digs
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Many people have told us that it has been their lifetime dream to work on an excavation. With numerous digs being conducted every year, you can make that dream come true—but not before you read the articles below, which we’ve selected to help you select a dig and to let you know what you can expect when you participate in one.
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Courtesy of Eric Stegmaier
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Dead Sea Scrolls
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Everyone has heard of the Scrolls, but what do they actually say? These selected articles focus on the Scrolls themselves, how they’ve affected several scholars who have dedicated their professional lives to studying them, the nature of the site near which they were found, and what they teach us about early Christianity.
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The Temple Scroll
Zev Radovan/www.biblelandpictures.com
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The Exodus/Egypt
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It’s the most dramatic event in the Hebrew Bible—the flight of the Israelites from Egypt and their miraculous escape across the Red Sea. The articles we’ve selected here address several key issues: How much history is contained in the Biblical account? What was life like in ancient Egypt? What is the story of the Ten Plagues trying to convey? And much more.
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Cedarwood sarcophagus of Ramesses the Great (1279–1213 B.C.).
Jurgen Liepe
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David Noel Freedman
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The great Bible scholar provides a wealth of insights into the Hebrew Scriptures and the ancient world.
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David Noel Freedman
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Galilee
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Galilee is one of the most evocative locales in the New Testament—the area where Jesus was raised, where many of the Apostles came from, and where Jesus first began to preach. We’ve selected a number of articles to widen your knowledge of this important region, focusing on how Jewish the area was in Jesus’ time, on the ports and the fishing industry that was so central to the region, and on several sites where Jesus likely stayed and preached.
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The still of evening falls on the Sea of Galilee.
Garo Nalbandian
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Temple Mount
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Considered sacred ground even before Biblical times and bitterly contested in our own day, the Temple Mount is one of the most fascinating and important places on earth. We’ve selected several articles that highlight the Temple Mount’s role in the three great Western religions and focus on a key archaeological issue: Just where was the ancient Jewish Temple located?
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Pilot’s-eye view of the Temple Mount.
Baron Wolman
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