Biblical Archaeology Review

09/11/2026

How a gentile’s conversion expanded the early church.

Luke, the traditionally accepted author of Acts and the gospel bearing his name, often expanded and further developed theology through the story of a named char

09/10/2026

Worship at the sacred mountain of the Samaritans.

Temples have been found throughout the ancient Near East. What went on at these sites? Along with reconstructing architectural remains, can scholars piece toge

09/09/2026

What is the meaning behind this mysterious eight-spoked wheel?

Archaeologists have discovered dozens of eight-spoked wheels scratched into the floors, walls, and architectural elements of Greco-Roman temples, fountains, and

09/08/2026

Is this what Emperor Titus' famous victory arch looked like in ancient times?

Using technology, a team has digitally restored a panel from the Arch of Titus—which famously depicts captured treasures from Jerusalem’s Temple being paraded through Rome—to its original color.

09/07/2026

A recent study of a Minoan Libation Formula text suggests that the famous Greek deities Demeter and Dionysus had their origins on the island of Crete.

Long before the world of classical Greece, the island of Crete was home to the Minoans, one of the great civilizations of the Bronze Age Mediterranean. Flouris

09/06/2026

Examining the “spirit of python” in the Bible.

Some may be surprised that a passage in the Bible has a connection to Python from Greek mythology.

09/05/2026

You may be familiar with Jezebel, Nebuchadnezzar, and Herod but there is one tyrannical megalomaniac in the Bible that is often overlooked.

Many names come to mind when someone mentions the great “villains” of the Bible. Some are foreign powers, like the Pharaoh of the Exodus or King Nebuchadnez

09/04/2026

Excavations reveal temple complex, inscriptions, and links to a lost city

New excavations at Tel Abu Saify, in Egypt’s eastern Delta region, are shedding light on a major site along the ancient Way of Horus, a route that connected E

09/03/2026

A discovery at the site of Hippos-Sussita, near the Sea of Galilee, may be the earliest archaeological evidence of an elder-care facility.

Although family members typically cared for the elderly in antiquity, the concept of places dedicated to elder care is by no means a modern invention. With the

09/02/2026

Cozy up with your favorite hot (or cold) beverage and dive in. The new Fall Issue is here!

Features:
Tell Qasile: Harbor Town from the Days of the Judges
By Amihai Mazar

Pilgrims and Prestige
By Boaz Zissu and Omri Abadi

Death at the Crossroads: Secrets of the Negev Tombs
By Tali Erickson-Gini and Martin D. Pasternak

Mind the Gap! Telling Stories with White Spaces
By Gary A. Rendsburg and Matthieu Richelle

And much more...
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/magazine-issue/biblical-archaeology-review-fall-2026/