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A Yearlong Celebration

By Hershel Shanks

This issue inaugurates our participation in the 3,000th anniversary celebration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The mayor of Jerusalem has officially proclaimed 1996 as the year to mark the anniversary. Certainly the 3,000th anniversary of King David’s capture of Jerusalem—after which the city became known as the City of David—should not pass unnoticed. Anniversaries are, after all, occasions to remember and to rededicate. There will, of course, be those who carp and cavil. Some will say it’s a tourist gimmick. True, in part, but why not come and listen to great music as well as see […]

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Footnotes

1.

Alas, the archaeological exhibit planned by the Israel Museum died aborning for lack of funds. The private Bible Lands Museum, however, is planning an exhibit on ancient royal cities, naturally including Jerusalem.

2.

See the following articles in BAR: “‘David’ Found at Dan,” BAR 20:02; Philip R. Davies, “‘House of David’ Built on Sand,” BAR 20:04; Anson Rainey, “The ‘House of David’ and the House of the Deconstructionists,” BAR 20:06; and David Noel Freedman and Jeffrey C. Geoghegan, “‘House of David’ Is There!” BAR 21:02.

3.

See André Lemaire, “‘House of David’ Restored in Moabite Inscription,” BAR 20:03.

4.

See obituary in BARlines, in this issue.

5.

See “Archaeology’s Dirty Secret,” BAR 20:05.

6.

Eretz Israel 29 (Aviram volume).

7.

See “Archaeology’s Dirty Secret,” BAR 20:05.

8.

See Yigael Yadin’s Forward to Jerusalem Revealed: Archaeology in the Holy City 1968–1974 (Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society, 1975).

9.

See “Archaeology’s Dirty Secret,” BAR 20:05.