It has been awhile since I have added to my In the BAR post series where I share some of my own pictures or thoughts about a recent issue of Biblical Archaeology Review.

When I opened the latest issue earlier this week several articles and pictures caught my eye.

An article about the Amorites had a picture of standing stones at Gezer, and I thought about this picture that was taken of me standing by one of them.

A Biblical Bestiary article about the Ibex made me think of a closeup encounter with an Ibex at Masada.

An article titled Colorful Crusader Churches made me think of several visits I have made to the Church of St. Anne in Jerusalem. I especially remember singing in this church building as the acoustics are wonderful there.

An article by Elena Dugan titled Jerusalem’s Temple Treasures: Where Did They Go? made me think of the book God’s Gold by Sean Kingsley. This book is a very interesting look at where the temple treasures went after the fall of the Temple and where they may have eventually ended up. I read this book some time ago, but plan on reading it again as part of my Curse of Oak Island off-season reading. Since one of the theories is that the Templar’s hid Temple Treasure at Oak Island I want to know more about where the Temple treasures traveled to.

Excavation season has started in Israel and I am starting to follow the different digs that are underway. Hopefully there will be some great finds this year at sites that I have visited in the past.

Hopefully I will find something in the next BAR and will add another post to the series.

Steven

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