A Virtual File Cabinet for Our Studies of Christian Origins & Hebraic Faith
Summary by Claude.ai: Gabriel Barkay, “What’s an Egyptian Temple Doing in Jerusalem?” (Biblical Archaeology Review 26.3, 2000). A PDF of the article with all the photos is in the BAS directory in DropBox. Thesis Barkay argues that it is “chancy” to build historical arguments on the absence of archaeological data. He sidesteps the debate over […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains Claude.ai’s summary of the BAS article “Tell Qasile: Harbor Town from the Days of the Judges“ by Amihai Mazar, Biblical Archaeology Review 52.3, 2026. Amihai Mazar is Professor Emeritus in the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. During his career, he has led many excavations, including at Tell Qasile. Tell […]
Continue ReadingWhen Egyptian Pharaohs Ruled Bronze Age Jerusalem Peter van der Veen investigates an Egyptian presence before the time of David by Noah Wiener, August 08, 2019 “When Pharaohs Ruled Jerusalem,” Peter van der Veen brings together an array of evidence—including Egyptian statues, stylized architecture and material culture—that points to their presence in the city. March/April […]
Continue ReadingPersonal Papers of Babatha of Maoza by Ross Shepard Kraemer (ed.) Abstract In the late 1950s, Israeli archaeologists excavating a cave associated with Simeon bar Kokhba, leader of the second Jewish revolt against Rome (ca. 132–35 c.e.), found a set of papyrus documents rolled up in a leather bag. These turned out to contain the […]
Continue ReadingIn the BAR magazine of July/August September/October 2019, there is the very interesting article titled Reactivating Remembrance, Interactive Inscriptions from Mt. Gerizim by Anne Katrine de Hemmer Gudme. This post contains Claude.ai’s summary of the article of which the PDF copy is in the Dropbox directory titled “Samaria”. Following the summary is a followup prompt/response […]
Continue ReadingOut of Egypt: Israel’s Exodus Between Text and Memory, History and Imagination Watch full-length lecture videos as dozens of top scholars discuss Exodus research at a 2014 UCSD conference Noah Wiener March 11, 2014
Continue ReadingThe Akhmîm CodexThe Four Texts Buried Together at Panopolis A compilation of public-domain translations, annotated to show what the manuscript itself contains and what has been supplied from other witnesses. Assembled 13 August 2026 The file Dropbox/Christianity/Scholars/Marcus%20Blue/Akhmim_Codex_Four_Texts.pdf in that Dropbox directory was provided by Marcus Blue via Tabor Research Center’s circle web site. Downloaded 8/18/2026. […]
Continue Reading7/18/2026 – This important lecture is in Hebrew, see below for activating English subs and/or a transcript in English. Below the embedded video is Dr. Tabor’s English transcript. All Text below is from his YouTube post. The ratio of Lead isotopes in the bones of those in the Talpiot Jesus Family tomb match the ancient […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT 7/13/2026. Prompt: In tombs in Jerusalem in the time of Jesus, when bones were moved to an ossuary, what is the name of the narrow slots where the ossuaries were stored? Include all sources in line and with links when available. The narrow storage spaces in Jewish rock-cut tombs where ossuaries were placed […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains a summary by Claude.ai of the BAS article Who Were the Essenes? What social archaeology tells us about the Essenes of Qumran by BAS Staff. Published on July 07, 2026. This BAS article covers a 2013 study by Eyal Regev (Bar-Ilan University) applying “social archaeology” and “access analysis” to Khirbet Qumran’s architectural layout, […]
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