Caption Contest

ERIC CARLSON

“We should have borrowed Jacob’s Ladder for this job!”
—Daniel Rys, Cape Coral, Florida

Thank you to all those who submitted caption entries for our Winter 2022 cartoon (left), based on Joshua 4:8: “The Israelites did as Joshua commanded. They took up twelve stones out of the middle of the Jordan, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites, as the Lord had told Joshua, carried them over with them to the place where they camped, and laid them down there.” We are pleased to congratulate Daniel Rys of Cape Coral, Florida, who wrote the winning caption, and our runners-up:

RUNNERS UP:

“We may need more than gravity to hold these tribes together!”
—Jim Talens, Boynton Beach, Florida

“Forget the milk and honey. Find me some Super Glue!”
—Carol Radford, Saint Clair, Missouri

HONORABLE MENTIONS

“Jenga on the Jordan.”
—Tim McGeehan, Arlington, Virginia

“No, stop! It’s not in alphabetical order!”
—Paul Nash, Port Jefferson Station, New York

ERIC CARLSON

Write a caption for the cartoon (right) based on the parable of the prodigal son: “So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that region, who sent him to his fields to feed the pigs. He would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, and no one gave him anything” (Luke 15:15-16). Submit it via our website at biblicalarchaeology.org/captioncontest.

Please include your name and address. The deadline for entries is August 15, 2023. The author of the winning caption will receive a BAS All-Access membership and three gift subscriptions to give BAR to friends. Runners-up will receive an All-Access membership and two gift subscriptions for friends.