In History
May 9, 1874 A.D. Howard Carter, the archaeologist who in 1922 discovered the undisturbed tomb of 19-year-old Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun (better known as King Tut), was born in London, England.
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- BAR 38:03, May/Jun 2012
- Features
- What’s the Oldest Hebrew Inscription?
- By Christopher A. Rollston
- The Gezer Calendar
- Ancient Inscription Refers to Birth of Israelite Monarchy
- By Gerard Leval
- “Castle of the Slave”—Mystery Solved
- By Stephen Rosenberg
- The Origin of the Name “Castle of the Slave”
- By Stephen Rosenberg
- When Job Sued God
- By Edward L. Greenstein
- Departments
- First Person: Relics vs. “Real” Archaeology
- By Hershel Shanks
- Biblical Views: Spirited Discourse About God Language in the New Testament
- By Ben Witherington III
- Archaeological Views: An Anthropologist’s View of Early Israel
- By Jill Katz
- Strata: Altar-ed Theories at Ashkelon
- Strata: Fifty Years of Dead Sea Scroll Translation
- Strata: $5,000 in Prizes for ASOR/SBL Papers
- Strata: The Bible in the News: Self-Help for Doctors and Others
- By Leonard J. Greenspoon
- Strata: Defendants Acquitted in Forgery Trial
- By Suzanne F. Singer
- Strata: Nehemiah Found in the Scrolls
- Strata: More and More Menorahs
- Meanwhile in Africa…
- Strata: Jesus’ Anger Rewritten as Compassion
- Strata: In Their Own Words
- Strata: How Many?
- Strata: Joe Zias: “Hershel Has No Sense of Humor”
- Strata: In History
- Strata: Objectionable Bible Translation
- Strata: Exhibit Watch: The Many Faces of Angels
- Strata: What Is It?
- Strata: Cartoon Caption Contest
- ReViews: How Jewish Is the New Testament?
- By James D.G. Dunn
- ReViews: The Art and Science of Textual Criticism
- By James A. Sanders
- ReViews: Catalog Capsule
- By Dorothy Resig
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