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Order both the Ancient Jerusalem and "King David" Inscription back issue sets for a special low price. Search for the roots of Christianity and rabbinic Judaism in the city where it all began, and delve into the archaeological evidence of King David's existence with these outstanding issues from Biblical Archaeology Review's archive.
From the Ancient Jerusalem set:
May/June 1997
Jerusalem's Essene Gateway--Where the Community Lived in Jesus' Time by Bargil Pixner
Excavators on Mount Zion claim to have uncovered the secluded neighborhood the Essenes called home.
July/August 1994
Jerusalem's Underground Water Systems
Articles by Dan Gill, Terence Kleven and Simon B. Parker on the mystery of Hezekiah's tunnelers, how David's general Joab got inside Jerusalem and the Siloam Inscription.
September/October 1992
Burial Cave of the Caiaphas Family by Zvi Greenhut
The remains of the high priest who tried Jesus may be interred in Jerusalem.
May/June 1992
A Thousand Years of History in Jerusalem's Jewish Quarter by Nitza Rosovsky
A walking tour reveals Jerusalem flourishing, destroyed and splendidly rebuilt.
January/February 1996
The Ark of the Covenant: Where It Stood in Solomon's Temple by Leen Ritmeyer
Telltale indentations inside the Dome of the Rock reveal the Ark's resting place.
From the King David set:
March/April 1994
"David" Found at Dan, A report based on Avraham Biran's excavations at Tel Dan
Read about the discovery of one of the greatest finds of the 20th century: a remarkable inscription from the ninth century B.C.E. that bears the first mention of David outside the Bible.
May/June 1994
"House of David" Restored in Moabite Inscription by Andre Lemaire
Working with a squeeze taken of the Moabite Stone before it was damaged, French epigrapher Andre Lemaire has determined that this inscription may also bear a reference to the "House of David".
July/August 1994
"House of David" Built on Sand by Philip R. Davies
Davies suggests that the critical phrase in the Dan inscription does not necessarily mean "House of David" but that it could just as easily be translated as "House of Uncle" or "House of Kettle".
November/December 1994
"The House of David" and the House of the Deconstructionists by Anson Rainey
Pointing out the errors he finds in Philip Davies's interpretation of the Dan inscriptions, Anson Rainey argues that the inscriptions on the Dan stele and the Moabite Stone sound the death knell to the minimalists' conceit that Solomon and David are fictional characters.
March/April 1995
"House of David" Is There! by David Noel Freedman and Jeffrey C.Geoghegan
Weighing the evidence for the various translations suggested by Philip Davies, two scholars find that "House of David" remains the most likely translation of the critical passage in the Dan and Moabite inscriptions.
Note: The July/August 1994 issue of BAR is part of both sets. Those ordering this combination set will receive only one copy of this issue. |
