Jonathan Klawans

Apr 15, 2024 | biblicalarchaeology.org | Elie Wiesel |James R Tabor |Jonathan Klawans |John Drummond

What Is Biblical Greek? Exploring the language of the New Testament and classical literature John Drummond April 15, 2024 0 Comments 7 views Share Biblical Greek, as it is commonly known, is a dialect of the ancient Greek language known as hēkoinēdialektos (“the common dialect”) or Koine Greek.

Nov 17, 2023 | biblicalarchaeology.org | Nathan Steinmeyer |Jonathan Klawans |Michele Barasso

Summer 2023 Caption Contest Winners Biblical Archaeology Review Summer 2023: Winners BAS Staff November 17, 2023 0 Comments 1 views Share And the Winner Is … “This little piggy should have stayed home.” —Julia Stramer, Hazelton, MD Thank you to all those who submitted caption entries for our Summer 2023 cartoon, based on Luke 15:15­–16: “So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that region, who sent him to his fields to feed the pigs. He would gladly have filled his stomach...

Nov 6, 2023 | biblicalarchaeology.org | Jonathan Klawans |Nathan Steinmeyer

Hundreds of Roman Forts Identified in Syria and Iraq Satellite images rewrite history of Rome’s eastern border Nathan Steinmeyer November 06, 2023 0 Comments 27 views Share Utilizing declassified images from the CORONA and HEXAGON spy satellite programs, a team of archaeologists identified nearly 400 Roman fortresses throughout the northern Fertile Crescent. Publishing their findings in the journal Antiquity, the team suggests that the extensive distribution of these fortresses may rewrite...

Oct 24, 2023 | biblicalarchaeology.org | Jonathan Klawans |Glenn J. Corbett |David Clausen |Michele Barasso

Did Solomon Really Take an Egyptian Bride? What we learn from the Bible and archaeology Philip D. Stern October 24, 2023 5 Comments 18731 views Share King Solomon was famous for his wisdom and, among other things, his many marital and extramarital relationships.