Biblical Archaeology Review magazine September / October 2006 God's Wife Jesus

September / October 2006

ARCHAEOLOGY SCIENCE EXPLORE EXPLORER EXPLORING ARCHAEOLOGIST DIG DIGGER DIGGING MUMMY SEARCH TOMB RAIDER HISTORY HISTORIES RESEARCH RESEARCHER RESEARCHERS RESEARCHS RESEARCHES 6 Queries & Comments Left- vs. Right- Side Driving Unsatisfactory Conclusions Kudos to the Donkey and Others 22 Biblical Views Ben Witherington III Was the Wedding at Cana Jesus' Nuptials? 24 Archaeological Views Robert S. Merrilles To Titillate or to Teach? STRATA 10 Incense Burner Pieced Back Together Excavators restore a 4,000-year-old incense burner from Tell Qarqur, Syria. In History 12 The Bible in the News Leonard Greenspoon What Book Review Do You Read? Ann Killebrew's latest book receives conflicting reviews. 14 In Their Own Words Philip King Archaeology and the Bible Milestones John Trever (1915-2006) 68 Another View David Ussishkin Was the Earliest Philistine City of Ekron Fortified? 72 ReViews Jesus' Confession in The Jesus Papers 74 Past Perfect Ida Pfeiffer 76 Authors 80 Worldwide Egypt 16 Special Collections Near Eastern Seals The Saint John's Bible Dead Sea Scrolls How Many? 18 BAR Cartoon Caption Contest 20 Birth Announcement A new delivery from Beth-Shean What Is It? ON THE COVER: Could this eighth-century B.C.E. pottery pillar figurine found in Judea really represent God's wife? Or is it simply an expectant mother's "prayer in clay" ("Did God Really Have a Wife?" p. 62)? Photo by lev Radovan. A Note on Style B.C.E. (Before the Common Era) and C.E. (Common Era), used by some of our authors, are the alternative designations often used in scholarly literature for B.C. and A.D. THE SOURCE the Web site of the Biblical Archaeology Society Named a "best educational resource" by StudySphere.com DAILY War Update > Read the latest reports from excavators on how the fighting has affected their digs. Special Feature ^ Anson Rainey, recently retired from an almost 50-year teaching career, debunks the theory that the Israelites came from inside the Land of Canaan. Read "The 'Consensus Theory' Is Dead," available only on our Web site at www.biblicalarchaeology.org/AnsonRainey. Editor's Pick ^ The world of Biblical archaeology is often awash in controversy. In that spirit, our editor's pick for this issue is "Ekron of the Philistines" (January/February 1990) by Seymour Gitin and Trude Dothan. It provides riveting background to David Ussishkin's debate with the excava- tors on whether Ekron was fortified. Stay Informed Keep up with the forgery trial in Israel in our "Update—Finds or Fakes" section, see what exhibitions concerning the Bible and archaeol- ogy are coming to a museum near you, read obituaries of prominent scholars, and check out additional Queries & Comments from our readers in the new online "More Letters" sec- tion. We've also got a special feature on the Temple Mount, with pictures of recent repairs to the wall and an encroaching cemetery. To become a premier member, go to www.biblicalarchaeology.org and click "Log in or join." SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2006 • BI BL I CALARCHAE0LOGY REVIEW

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