Biblical Archaeology Review September/October 1999 Vol 25 No 5 - Editor: Hershel Shanks

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Biblical Archaeology Review September/October 1999 Vol 25 No 5 - Editor: Hershel Shanks

• Did a Rolling Stone Close Jesus' Tomb?:  On the third day after the Crucifixion, the two Marys arrive at Jesus' tomb, only to find the stone has been rolled away and the tomb is empty.  This enigmatic gospel story has inspired countless reconstructions of Jesus' burial place.  But will a fresh examination of the archaeological and textual evidence forever alter the way we conceive of Jesus' tomb?
• Biran at Ninety:  Still digging at 90, Avraham Biran, longtime excavator of Tel Dan, reminisces about his rich life, shared with some of the greatest archaeologists and bible scholars of the past century.  In this interview, the self-proclaimed Biblical archaeologist recalls growing up in Palestine, falling in love with archaeology (and his wife) as a young student in the U.S., and returning home to a career divided between the government and the tell.
• Who Lies Here?:  The hauntingly well-preserved remains found in a cemetery east of the Dead Sea probably provide a glimpse of the burial practices of the ancient Nabateans.  But these graves are just like the Jewish shaft tombs found across the sea at Qumran.  Does this reflect intimate cultural contact between Jews and Nabateans who inhabited this desolate desert landscape around the turn of the millennium?
• Sacred Geometry Unlocking the Secret of the Temple Mount - Part 2:  Continuing his quest to pinpoint the location of Herod the Great's Temple in Jerusalem, our author scouts 19th-century photographs of the Dome of the rock.  He seeks - and finds - not only the lines of the original plan but also what may be the archaeological remains of the sacred precinct surrounding the Temple built by King Herod.

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