When the first issue of Biblical Archaeology Review was published 40 years ago, it was little more than a one-man show. Founder and editor Hershel Shanks wrote nearly all the content of that first ...

Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled into the book "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible." "Part Two," featuring volumes 57-113, was ...

Shanks was the former publisher and editor of Moment magazine, and his Biblical Archaeology Review reached more than 250,000 subscribers at its peak. (JTA) — Hershel Shanks, the one-time publisher and ...

BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: We have a special report today on the debate among archaeologists in Israel over whether ancient ruins support or contradict the Bible’s view of King David and King Solomon.

In her article that appeared in Biblical Archaeology Review —which is linked to in Mr. Plotz’s article—Mazar makes no such assertion. She merely posed a rhetorical question: “Have I found King David’s ...

Eilat Mazar is unafraid to claim archaeological finds of biblical proportions. When the ribbon was cut to dedicate Jerusalem's newest archaeological attraction last summer, Eilat Mazar stood among the ...

Hershel Shanks battled top scholars to make the Dead Sea Scrolls available to the public. Hershel Shanks, the founder and longtime editor of Biblical Archaeology Review, died on Friday at the age of ...

10:01, Sun, Jun 14, 2020 Updated: 21:37, Thu, Jul 23, 2020 Archaeologists in Israel may have unearthed the fabled Jezreel winery featured in the Old Testament's Book of Kings. Although first ...

“We believe that St. Joseph was a carpenter. But that’s not exactly what the Gospels tell us. They tell us that he was a tekton, a house builder or construction worker. Keep in mind that timber is ...

In a startling turn of events, archaeologists have unearthed a structure, approximately 3,000-years-old, in the heart of Jerusalem. What makes this discovery incredibly significant is its potential ...

15:23, Fri, Jul 10, 2020 Updated: 20:39, Fri, Jul 10, 2020 The Seal of Isaiah is an eighth-century BC clay seal found in Israel and believed by some archaeologists to name the biblical prophet Isaiah.