Caption Contest

ERIC CARLSON

“Weren’t we predicted to win hands down?”
—Andy Magid, Norman, Oklahoma

Thank you to all those who submitted caption entries for our Fall 2024 cartoon, based on Exodus 17:11–12: “Whenever Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed; and whenever he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed. But Moses’ hands grew weary; so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side; so his hands were steady until the sun set.” We are pleased to congratulate Andy Magid of Norman, Oklahoma, who wrote the winning caption, and our runners-up:

RUNNERS-UP:

“Think jazz hands, Moses. Jazz hands!”
—Mark Schaefer, Arvada, Colorado

“A last-second field goal gives Team Moses a stunning victory!”
—M. Meloney, Columbia, Virginia

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

“Fellas, I hate to tell you, but I need a bathroom break pretty bad.”
—Ronald Wood, Fort Scott, Texas

“I keep my hands high with a little help from my friends.”
—Kelly Bianchi, Bergen, New York

ERIC CARLSON

For additional caption entries, as well as past cartoons and captions, please visit biblicalarchaeology.org/captioncontest.

Write a caption for the cartoon based on John 2:9–10: “When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom and said to him, ‘Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now.’” Submit it via our website at biblicalarchaeology.org/captioncontest.

Please include your name and address. The deadline for entries is May 15, 2025. 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.