REL 304 Greco-Roman World
Bibliography
Abbreviations
BR
BA
BAR
BASOR
NEA
Bible Review
Biblical Archaeologist
BAR
Bulletin of the American Schools or Oriental Research
Near Eastern Archaeology
 Basic Reference Sources for this Course (these must be consulted for research projects if
applicable)
[NOTE: FOR ALL OF THESE SOURCES, THE MATERIAL USED MUST BE LISTED AND CITED BY
AUTHOR AND TITLE OF THE ARTICLE (OR CHAPTER) USED IN THE COLLECTED VOLUME. FOR
THE FORMAT, SEE THE INSTRUCTOR’S “PAPER WRITING GUIDE”]
Boardman, John; Griffin, Jasper; and Murry, Oswyn, Eds. The Oxford History of the Classical World.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986. [Reference section of Rouse Library; WCC call number
= R 938 O98b].
Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Online at: http://www.eb.com:195/. [Get password from Library
staff; NOTE: be sure you cite the specific page used, by author if one is listed!!].
Encyclopedia Judaica. 16 Vols. Jerusalem: Keter, 1972 [+ yearbooks]. [Reference section of Rouse
Library; WCC call number = R 296.03 J92e].
Freedman, David Noel, Editor. The Anchor Bible Dictionary. 6 Vols. New York: Doubleday, 1992.
[Reference section of Rouse Library].
Hornblower, Simon and Spawforth, Anthony, Editors. The Oxford Classical Dictionary. 3rd ed. Oxford:
Clarendon Press, 1996. [Reference section of Rouse Library; WCC call number = R 913.38
O98o3].
The Perseus Project. Online at http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/ [Classical Reference tool and
Greek/Latin texts online].
University Microfilms International, ProQuest Direct. Online at http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb.
[Database of periodical literature; Get password from Library staff; WARNING: ANY
MATERIAL FOUND THROUGH THIS DATABASE MUST BE CITED IN YOUR WORK BY ITS
PRINT VERSION REFERENCE, EVEN IF YOU GET THE TEXT VIA PROQUEST–SEE THE
“PAPER WRITING GUIDE” ON THIS ISSUE].
 The Post-Exilic and Hellenistic Periods
Ritmeyer, Leen. “Locating the Original Temple Mount.” BAR 18 (March/April 1992): 24-45, 64. [Lots of
color pictures and diagrams; should be read with or in anticipation of the article by Ritmeyer, below,
for the Herodian Period].
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Stager, Lawrence E. “Why Were Hundreds of Dogs Buried at Ashkelon?” BAR 17 (May/June 1991): 2642. [Ashkelon in the Persian Period].
Stern, Ephraim. “What Happened to the Cult Figurines?: Israelite Religion Purified After the Exile.” BAR
15 (July/August 1989): 22-29.
Stern, Ephraim. “The Persistence of Phoenician Culture” BAR 19 (May/June 1993): 38-49. (last of a
three part series)
 Herodian Palestine
Avigad, Nahman. “Jerusalem Flourishing--A Craft Center for Stone, Pottery and Glass,” and “Jerusalem
in Flames—The Burnt House Captures a Moment in Time.” BAR 9 (November/December 1983): 4872. (Fabulously illustrated account of Jerusalem in A.D. 70)
Bull, Robert J. “Caesarea Maritima—The Search for Herod's City;” and Hohlfelder, Robert L. “Caesarea
Beneath the Sea.” BAR 8 (May/June 1982): 24-47. (Traditional and underwater excavation)
Burrell, Barbara; Gleason, Kathryn; and Netzer, Ehud. “Uncovering Herod's Seaside Palace.” BAR 19
(May/June 1993): 38-49. (Recent discoveries at Caesarea)
Hohlfelder, Robert L.; Oleson, John P.; Rabin, Avner; and Vann, R. Lindley. “Sebastos, Herod's Harbor
at Caesarea Maritima.” BA 46 (Summer 1983): 133-43. (The harbor facilities at Caesarea)
Kaufman, Asher S. “Where the Ancient Temple of Jerusalem Stood.” BAR 9 (March/April 1983): 40-59.
(Controversial view of the Temple's location; see Sporty, below)
Mazar, Benjamin. “The Excavations South and West of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem: The Herodian
Period.” BA 33 (March 1970): 47-60.
Nettzer, Ehud. “Search for Herod's Tomb,” “Herod's Family Tomb in Jerusalem.” BAR 9 (May/June
1983): 30-59.
Sporty, Lawrence D. “The Location of the Holy House of Herod's Temple: Evidence from the PreDestruction Period,” BA 53 (December 1990): 194-204; and “The Location of the Holy House of
Herod's Temple: Evidence from the Post Destruction Period.” BA 54 (March 1991): 28-35. (Evidence
in support of Kaufman, above)
Ritmeyer, Leen and Kathleen. “Reconstructing Herod's Temple Mount in Jerusalem,” “A Pilgrim's
Journey,” “Quarrying and Transporting Stones for Herod's Temple Mount,” and “Reconstructing the
Triple Gate.” BAR 15 (Nov./Dec. 1989): 23-53. (Extremely well done; counts as 2 articles)
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 The Gospels
Bahat, Dan. “Does the Holy Sepulchre Church Mark the Burial of Jesus?” BAR 12 (May/June 1986): 2645. (Good article; complements the Barkay article, below)
Barkay, Gabriel “The Garden Tomb--Was Jesus Buried Here?” BAR 12 (March/April 1986): 40-57.
(Good research and explaination; continues another article by Barkay on Iron Age tombs in the same
issue)
Greenhut, Zvi. “Burial Cave of the Caiaphus Family;” and Reich, Ronny. “Caiaphas Name Inscribed on
Bone Boxes.” BAR 18 (September/October 1992): 28-44, 76.
Rahmani, L. Y. “Ancient Jerusalem's Funerary Customs and Tombs, Parts One-Four.” BA 44 (Summer
1981): 171-77, (Fall 1981): 229-35; 45 (Winter 1982): 43-53, (Spring 1982): 109-119. (Great survey;
counts as two articles)
Smith, Robert Houston. “The Tomb of Jesus.” BA 30 (September 1967): 74-90.
Strange, James F. and Shanks, Hershel. “Has the House Where Jesus Stayed in Capernaum Been
Found?” BAR 8 (November/December 1982): 26-37.
Strange, James F. and Shanks, Hershel. “Synagogue Where Jesus Preached Found at Capernaum.” BAR 9
(November/December 1983): 24-31.
 The Gospels : Shroud of Turin
Bortin, Virginia. “Science and the Shroud of Turin.” BA 43/2 (1980): 109-117; Rahmani, L. Y.
“Polemics and Irenics: The Shroud of Turin.” 43/4 (1980): 197; Filas, Franis L. “Polemics and
Irenics: The Shroud of Turin, Roman Coins and Funerary Customs.” 44/3 (1981): 135-37; and
“Polemics and Irenics: Jesus, The Turin Shroud, and Jewish Burial Customs.” 45/1 (1982): 5-6. (Pro
and Con)
Wild, Robert A. “The Shroud of Turin: Probably the Work of a 14th Century Artist of Forger.” BAR 10
(March/April 1984): 30-46; Kohlbeck, Joseph A. and Nitowski, Eugenia. “New Evidence May
Explain Image on Shroud of Turin.” BAR 12 (July/August 1986): 18-29; and Vikan, Gary.
“Debunking the Shroud: Made by Human Hands;” and McCrone, Walter. “The Shroud Painting
Explained.” BAR 24/6 (Nov/Dec 1998): 27-29.
 Apostolic Asia Minor
Boatwright, Mary T. “Theaters in the Roman Empire.” BA 53 (December 1990): 184-192.
Frisen, Steven. “Ephesus: Key to a Vision in Revelation.” BAR 19 (May/June 1993): 24-37. (An
interesting use of archaeology to explain ancient symbolism)
Johnson, Sherman E. “Laodicea and Its Neighbors.” in The Biblical Archaeologist Reader, 2. Edited by
David Noel Freedman and Edward F. Campbell, Jr., 353-68. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1964.
OSL
Metzger, Bruce M. “Antioch-on-the-Orontes.” in The Biblical Archaeologist Reader, 2. Edited by David
Noel Freedman and Edward F. Campbell, Jr., 313-30. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1964. OSL
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Parvis, Merrill M. “Ephesus in the Early Christian Era;” and Filson, Floyd V. “Ephesus and the New
Testament.” in The Biblical Archaeologist Reader, 2. Edited by David Noel Freedman and Edward F.
Campbell, Jr., 331-52. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1964. OSL
 Apostolic Greece and Rome
Broneer, Oscar. “Athens, 'City of Idol Worship'.” BA 21/1 (February 1958): 1-28. Reprinted in The
Biblical Archaeologist Reader, 2. Edited by David Noel Freedman and Edward F. Campbell, Jr., 36992. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1964. OSL
Broneer, Oscar. “The Apostle Paul and the Isthmian Games.” BA 25/1 (1962): 2-31. Reprinted in The
Biblical Archaeologist Reader, 2. Edited by David Noel Freedman and Edward F. Campbell, Jr., 393420. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1964. OSL
Furnish, Victor Paul. “Corinth in Paul's Time--What Can Archaeology Tell Us?” BAR 14 (May/June
1988): 14-27.
Hirschfeld, Nicolle. “The Ship of Saint Paul: Historical Background, Part I;” and Fitzgerald, Michael.
“The Ship of Saint Paul: Comparative Archaeology, Part II.” BA 53/1 (1990): 25-39.
Meinardus, Otto F. A. “St. Paul Shipwrecked in Dalmatia.” BA 39 (December 1976): 145-47; and “Paul's
Missionary Journey to Spain: Tradition and Folklore.” 41/2 (1978): 61-63.
Murphy-O'Connor, Jerome. “The Corinth that Saint Paul Saw.” BA 47/3 (September 1984): 147-59.
Thompson, Cynthia L. “Hairstyles, Head-coverings, and St. Paul: Portraits from Roman Corinth.” BA
51/1 (March 1988): 99-115.
 The Early Church and its World
Armstrong, Gregory T. “Imperial Church Building in the Holy Land in the Fourth Century.” BA 30
(September 1967): 91-12.
Bruce, F. F. “Archaeological Confirmation of the New Testament.” In Revelation and the Bible:
Contemporary Evangelical Thought, edited by Carl F. H. Henry, 319-31. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1958.
Photocopy in OSL
Geva, Hillel, and Pixner, Bargil. “Readers Respond: Roman Jerusalem.” BAR 24/2 (Mar/Apr 1998): 1416.
Magness, Jodi. “Illuminating Byzantine Jerusalem.” BAR 24/2 (March/April 1998): 40-47, 70-71.
Netzer, Ehud. “Jewish Rebels Dig Strategic Tunnel System.” BAR 14 (July/August 1988): 18-33.
Netzer, Ehud. “The Last Days and Hours at Masada.” BAR 17 (November/December 1991): 20-32. (A
great story of archaeological detective work on an old dig)
Pixner, Bargil. “Church of the Apostles Found on Mt. Zion.” BAR 16 (May/June 1990): 16-35, 60.
Stager, Lawrence E. “Eroticism and Infanticide at Ashkelon.” BAR 17 (July/August 1991): 34-53, 72.