March 2018
Vol. 6, No. 3
What Did Jesus Look Like?
By Joan E. Taylor
Everyone knows what Jesus looks like: he is the most painted figure in all of western art, recognized everywhere as having long hair and a beard, a long robe with sleeves (often white) and a mantle (often blue). But what did he really look like, as a man living in Judaea in the 1st century?
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Canaanite Religion at Tel Burna in the 13th century BCE
By Itzhaq Shai and Chris McKinny
Our understanding of Canaanite religion is shaped by the Bible and by archaeological evidence from large sites. But Tel Burna gives us a new perspective on typical Canaanite daily life.
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The World’s Oldest Torah Scrolls
By Gary A. Rendsburg
A recent announcement by the Library of Congress regarding the purchase of a single Torah scroll sheet dating from approximately 1000 C.E. has generated great interest in the topic of old Torah scrolls. Just what are the world’s oldest Torah scrolls and where does the Library of Congress scroll fit in?
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Digital South Arabia
By Alessandra Avanzini
The long history of ancient South Arabian culture, its documents and artistic accomplishments, is a field with few scholars, and is not well known to a wider public. A research group at the University of Pisa is now trying to bring this important cultural heritage to the general public, in part through a new a web portal – Arabia Antica – that focuses on the history and languages of the region.
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Free E-Book Download: Passover As Jesus Knew It
Download this free e-book containing articles from The Ancient Near East Today about Passover as Jesus knew it. Articles include:
“Jesus’s Passover” by James F. Strange
“Passover As Jesus Knew it” by Helen K. Bond
“The Last Passover of Jesus” by James H. Charlesworth
“What did Jewish Priests Wear?” by Joan E. Taylor
“Jewish Purity Practices in Roman Judea: The Evidence of Archaeology” by Yonatan Adler
and more!
