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Jerusalem Rolls Out Red Carpet for Biblical Archaeology Congress

Serious issues raised concerning nature of Biblical archaeology as well as publication of Dead Sea Scrolls

By Hershel Shanks

For a week in April, all Jerusalem was aglitter with archaeology. The occasion was the International Congress on Biblical Archaeology marking the 70th anniversary of the Israel Exploration Society. At the opening session, the Acting President of Israel, Menachem Savidor, greeted the audience of more than 800 scholars and nonscholars from 22 countries around the world, including a group of 70 on a special BAR tour. Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek also addressed the group. Three Jerusalem hotels flew banners welcoming the Congress members. Special exhibitions, including a large amount of unpublished material, were arranged for Congress registrants at the […]

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Footnotes

1.

See “Ebla Scholarship à la Syrienne,” BAR 08:01; “What Archaeology Can Contribute to an Understanding of the Bible,” BAR 07:05, by William G. Dever; “Should the Term ‘Biblical Archaeology’ Be Abandoned?” BAR 07:03; “Annual Meetings Exhilarating Debate Over Biblical Archaeology Laid to Rest,” BARlines, BAR 10:02.

2.

For background information on Freedman’s views, see “Leading Scholar Calls for Prompt Publication,” BAR 04:01, by David Noel Freedman.

3.

Carol Newsom, 4Q—The Qumran Angelic liturgy—Edition, Translation and Commentary, Doctoral Dissertation, 1982.

4.

Geza Vermes and Pamela Vermes, The Dead Sea Scrolls: Qumran in Perspective (William Collins, Sons & Co., Ltd. London, 1977), pp. 23–24.

5.

Theodor Gaster, Dead Sea Scriptures, 2nd ed. (Doubleday Anchor Press: New York, 1976), p. xv.

6.

Morton Smith, “Hellos in Palestine,” Eretz Israel, Vol. 16, p. 211.

7.

Philip J. King, “Sharing the Results of Scholarly Research,” The Word of the Lord Shall Go Forth: Essays in Honor of David Noel Freedman in Celebration of His Sixtieth Birthday, Carol L. Meyers and M. O’Connor, eds. (Eisenbrauns: Winona Lake, Wisconsin, 1983), p. 12.